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hacienda definition

☆ ha·ci·enda (hä′sē en′də, has′ē-)

noun

in Spanish America,
  1. a large estate, ranch, or plantation
  2. the main dwelling on any of these

Etymology: Sp < OSp facienda, employment, estate < L, things to be done < facere: see do

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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