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quinta

[ Spanish keen-tah; Portuguese keen-tah, -tuh ]

/ Spanish ˈkin tɑ; Portuguese ˈkĩ tɑ, -tə /

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noun, plural quin·tas [Spanish keen-tahs; Portuguese keen-tahs, -tuh sh] /Spanish ˈkin tɑs; Portuguese ˈkĩ tɑs, -təʃ/. Spanish, Portuguese.

an inn, especially one in the countryside.

Words nearby quinta

quinsy, quint, quint major, quint minor, quint., quinta, quintain, quintal, quintan, quintana roo, quintant

Example sentences from the Web for quinta

In five minutes the light company had the whole of the quinta to the rear of the house in their possession.

Ponce de Leon |William Pilling
At the far side of the quinta, Marcelino made another attempt to rally his men, but was at once charged by a party of the enemy.

Ponce de Leon |William Pilling
He reached the Quinta de Don Alfonso, opened the gate very cautiously, and walking to the sala window looked in.

Ponce de Leon |William Pilling
On the evening of the 2nd January he rode out to the Quinta de Ponce, determined to come to some explanation with her.

Ponce de Leon |William Pilling

The latter leads out to the suburbs, and beyond the quinta, or country residence of the captain-general.

Donahoe's Magazine, Volume XV, No. 3 |Various

British Dictionary definitions for quinta

quinta

/ (ˈkɪntə) /

noun

winemaking a Portuguese vineyard where grapes for wine or port are grown

Word Origin for quinta

C20: from Portuguese, literally: a country estate, farm