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ha⋅ci⋅en⋅da

  [hah-see-en-duh; Sp. ah-syen-dah]
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–noun, plural -das  [-duhz; Sp. -dahs] . (in Spanish America)
1. a large landed estate, esp. 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.
Origin:
1710–20; < Sp < L facienda things to be done or made, neut. pl. of faciendus, ger. of facere to do 1 , make
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ha·ci·en·da   (hä'sē-ěn'də, ä'sē-)   
n.  

  1. A large estate or plantation in Spanish-speaking countries.

  2. The house of the owner of such an estate.


[Spanish, from Latin facienda, things to be done, from neuter pl. gerundive of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.]
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hacienda 
1760, from Sp., "estate, plantation," from L. facienda "things to be done," from facere "to do" (see factitious).
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