[hah-see-en-duh; Sp. ah-syen-dah] 
[-duh
z; 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. |
| ha·ci·en·da (hä'sē-ěn'də, ä'sē-) n.
[Spanish, from Latin facienda, things to be done, from neuter pl. gerundive of facere, to do; see dhē- in Indo-European roots.] |