hacienda
noun/ˌhæsiˈɛndə/
Frequency rank: #16,013 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
A large estate or plantation, especially in a Spanish-speaking country, typically with a main house.
Example sentence
The wealthy family spent their summer vacation at their sprawling hacienda in the Mexican countryside.
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