hacienda

Meaning

hacendar

to transfer (property, ownership, etc.) to someone

Concepts

inland revenue

country estat

Department of the Treasury

landed estate

Treasury Department

United States Treasury

public treasury

Frequency

C1
Hyphenated as
ha‧cien‧da
Pronounced as (IPA)
/aˈθjenda/
Etymology

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish fazienda, from Latin facienda (literally “things to be done”), from faciō (“to do”). Cognate with Portuguese fazenda. Doublet of faena.

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