estancia
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English
Etymology
From Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza.
Noun
estancia (plural estancias)
- A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.
- 2006, R. Buckley, Adventure Tourism, page 322:
- Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.
Anagrams
French
Noun
estancia f (plural estancias)
Further reading
- “estancia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé , 2012.
Romanian
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish estancia.
Noun
estancia f (uncountable)
Declension
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References
- estancia in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈtanθja/
- IPA(key): (Latin America) /esˈtansja/
- (Spain) Rhymes: -anθja
- (Latin America) Rhymes: -ansja
- Syllabification: es‧tan‧cia
Noun
estancia f (plural estancias)
- stay, residence, sojourn
- Synonym: estadía
- large farmstead
- room
- Synonyms: habitación, cuarto, pieza
- stanza
- Synonym: estrofa
Related terms
Further reading
- “estancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014