Results for hacienda
Definitions of hacienda:
part of speech: noun
In Sp. Amer., an isolated farmhouse with surrounding land.
part of speech: noun
In Spanish- America, a large plantation or ranch on which the owner resides; an isolated farm.
Usage examples for hacienda:
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Her stories penetrate psychology, especially the psychology of a Mexican hacienda with rare finesse.
"Guide to Life and Literature of the Southwest", J. Frank Dobie -
Put her in the hacienda to hold possession afore the news came out."
"On the Frontier", Bret Harte -
Seems to me"- Mac's sarcastic eye trailed around to include all those who had been singing her praises-" the new queen of this hacienda won't have no trouble at all picking a prince consort when she gets round to it.
"Wyoming, a Story of the Outdoor West", William MacLeod Raine -
She lives in a small hacienda a league this side of the town.
"On the Pampas", G. A. Henty