finca

[ fing-kuh; Spanish feeng-kah ]

noun

, plural fin·cas [fing, -k, uh, z, feeng, -kahs].

1. a ranch or large farm in a Spanish-speaking country, especially a plantation in tropical Spanish America.

Word History and Origins

Origin of finca¹

First recorded in 1905–10; from Spanish: literally, “property, real estate, farm” (apparently originally, “amount left over”; hence, “a sum of money,” becoming “income from a property,” finally becoming “the property (itself),” derivative of Old Spanish fincar “to remain,” stative derivative of fincar ( Spanish hincar ) “to drive in, fix, sink (a nail),” alteration of ficar (from unattested Vulgar Latin fīgicāre, for Latin fīgere “to fasten”), with -n- perhaps from dialect finsar “to mark out” (ultimately from Medieval Latin fīxāre; fix, fichu ( def ) )

Example Sentences

Also look for a pink bourbon variety coffee from finca Sierra Morena in Colombia, “gracefully tart.”

From Los Angeles Times

"You look at the final scores, it doesn't really relate to kind of how close it was," said Pettersen, who was also at the helm for the dramatic 14-14 draw at Finca Cortesin in Spain 12 months ago.

From BBC

The United States swept the opening session 4-0 at Finca Cortesin last year, but Europe fought back to earn a 14-14 draw.

From BBC

Europe, despite looking to retain the trophy for a record fourth time, are undeniably the underdogs – captain Suzann Pettersen admitted as much – but arrive with the momentum from last year's thrilling 14-14 tie at Finca Cortesin in Spain.

From BBC

Also fresh in the Pettersen’s mind - and that of 10 of her players, given there are only two rookies in Europe's team - is the 4-0 defeat they suffered on the opening morning at Finca.

From BBC

Related Words

• area
• farm
• parcel
• plantation
• ranch
• residence