'Hacienda' definitions:
Definition of 'hacienda'
(from WordNet)
noun
A large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
noun
The main house on a ranch or large estate
Definition of 'Hacienda'
From: GCIDE
- Hacienda \Ha`ci*en"da\ ([aum]`th[-e]*[asl]n"d[.a] or h[aum]`s[i^]*[e^]n"d[.a]), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]
- 1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals; a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.; -- a word used in Spanish-American regions. [1913 Webster]
- 2. The main residence of a hacienda[1]. [PJC]
Synonyms of 'hacienda'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- arable land,
- barnyard,
- barton,
- cattle ranch,
- chicken farm,
- collective farm,
- cotton plantation,
- croft,
- dairy farm,
- demesne,
- demesne farm,
- dry farm,
- dude ranch,
- estate,
- factory farm,
- fallow,
- farm,
- farmery,
- farmhold,
- farmland,
- farmplace,
- farmstead,
- farmyard,
- fruit farm,
- fur farm,
- grain farm,
- grange,
- grassland,
- home place,
- homecroft,
- homefarm,
- homestead,
- house and grounds,
- house and lot,
- kibbutz,
- kolkhoz,
- location,
- mains,
- manor farm,
- messuage,
- orchard,
- pasture,
- pen,
- place,
- plantation,
- poultry farm,
- ranch,
- rancheria,
- rancho,
- sheep farm,
- station,
- steading,
- stock farm,
- toft,
- truck farm