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hacienda

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌhæsiˈɛndə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˌ(h)ɑsiˈɛndə/
  • Philippines: [ɐˈsjɛn̪.d̪ɐ]
  • Philippines: [ɐˈʃɛn̪.d̪ɐ]
  • Philippines: [hɐˈsjɛn̪.d̪ɐ]
  • Philippines: [hɐˈʃɛn̪.d̪ɐ]
  • rhymes with -ɛndə
  • rhymes with -ɛndɐ
  • CMU ARPABET: HH AE2 S IY0 EH1 N D AH0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

A large homestead in a ranch or estate, usually in places where Colonial Spanish culture has had architectural influence.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the main house on a ranch or large estate

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: house

3

noun

Meaning 3

a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: estate, land, landed estate, acres, demesne

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish hacienda. Doublet of faena and fazenda.

Across languages

Translations

17 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 莊園 /庄园 (zhuāngyuán) — homestead
  • Dutch: haciënda — homestead
  • Finnish: maatila — homestead
  • French: hacienda — homestead
  • Georgian: ასიენდა (asienda) — homestead
  • German: Hazienda — homestead
  • German: Hacienda — homestead
  • Interlingua: hacienda — homestead
  • Malay: hasienda — homestead
  • Marathi: आस्येंदा (āsyendā) — homestead
  • Polish: hacjenda — homestead
  • Portuguese: fazenda — homestead
  • Russian: гасие́нда (gasijénda) — homestead
  • Russian: фазе́нда (fazɛ́nda) — homestead
  • Russian: асье́нда (asʹjénda) — homestead
  • Spanish: hacienda — homestead
  • Turkish: (i) büyük çiftlik — homestead