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1710–20; < Spanish < Latin facienda things to be done or made, neuter plural of faciendus, gerund of facere to do1, make
1710–20; < Spanish < Latin facienda things to be done or made, neuter plural of faciendus, gerund of facere to do1, make
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Hacienda
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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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