hacienda

/ˌhɑsiˈɛndə/
noun
  1. A large estate or plantation, especially in Spanish-speaking countries, often with a main house and farm buildings.
    • Tourists can visit a restored hacienda that now serves as a hotel.
    • The family owned a large hacienda in the Mexican countryside.
    • Workers on the hacienda grew coffee and sugarcane.
  2. The main house on such an estate.
    • The old hacienda was painted white with blue trim.
    • The hacienda had thick adobe walls and a red tile roof.
    • We stayed in a beautiful hacienda with a central courtyard.
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