hacienda

[ hah-see-en-duh; Spanish ah-syen-dah ]

noun

, plural ha·ci·en·das [hah-see-, en, -d, uh, z, ah-, syen, -dahs].

1. a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.
2. the main house on such an estate.
3. a stock raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.

hacienda

/ ˌhæsɪˈɛndə /

noun

1. 1. a ranch or large estate
   2. any substantial stock-raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country
2. the main house on such a ranch or plantation

Word History and Origins

Origin of hacienda¹

1710–20; < Spanish < Latin facienda things to be done or made, neuter plural of faciendus, gerund of facere to do ¹, make

Word History and Origins

Origin of hacienda¹

C18: from Spanish, from Latin facienda things to be done, from facere to do

Example Sentences

Hacienda and one doctor did not announce how much they paid.

From ProPublica

At his Tucson hacienda he is a gracious host and a good neighbor.

From The Daily Beast

We could hear the rush of the river from the old hacienda we were using as a location.

From The Daily Beast

Instead I ended my journey via motorcycle, traveling from one hacienda and ranchero to the next while sampling the local flavor.

From The Daily Beast

His duties keep him at present at the Larch-tree hacienda, where there is going to be a grand hunt in a few days.

From Project Gutenberg

We have still three hours of night; let us profit by them to rest, in order to be ready to start for the hacienda at sunrise.

From Project Gutenberg

From that night we were accorded all the privileges of honored guests in the great hacienda.

From Project Gutenberg

He belonged to a hacienda in Bernalillo, a hundred miles or more west of Santa Fé.

From Project Gutenberg

The wealthy elite sons and daughters of the hacienda studied at institutions of higher learning abroad.

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Related Words

• cattle ranch
• farmhouse