hacienda

[ hah-see-en-duh; Spanish ah-syen-dah ]

/ ˌhɑ siˈɛn də; Spanish ɑˈsyɛn dɑ /

a large landed estate, especially one used for farming or ranching.

the main house on such an estate.

a stock raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.

Origin of hacienda

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

At his Tucson hacienda he is a gracious host and a good neighbor.

The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile |Robert Ward |January 3, 2015 |DAILY BEAST
Instead I ended my journey via motorcycle, traveling from one hacienda and ranchero to the next while sampling the local flavor.

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Passing through the silent village they reached a long building which Gomez said was the Romanez hacienda.

The Coast of Adventure |Harold Bindloss
To go to that hacienda where Gallardo's family spent a part of the year!

The Blood of the Arena |Vicente Blasco Ibez

School attendance dropped in towns and cities; on the hacienda every hint of learning stopped.

The Haciendas of Mexico |Paul Alexander Bartlett
The same authority also mentions some ruined buildings on the hacienda of San Miguel.

The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft, Volume IV |Hubert Howe Bancroft
Adair now had the girls by the arm and was taking them back to the hacienda.

Nan Sherwood on the Mexican Border |Annie Roe Carr

hacienda

/ (ˌhæsɪˈɛndə) /

a ranch or large estate
any substantial stock-raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country

the main house on such a ranch or plantation

C18: from Spanish, from Latin facienda things to be done, from facere to do