estancia

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See also: estância and Estancia

English

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Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza.

Noun

estancia (plural estancias)

  1. 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

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estancia.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛs.tɑ̃.sja/
  • Hyphenation: es‧tan‧cia

Noun

estancia f (plural estancias)

  1. estancia

Further reading

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estancia.

Noun

estancia f (uncountable)

  1. estancia

Declension

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References

  • estancia in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Etymology

From estar.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /esˈtanθja/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esˈtansja/
  • Rhymes: -anθja
  • Rhymes: -ansja
  • Syllabification: es‧tan‧cia

Noun

estancia f (plural estancias)

  1. stay, residence, sojourn
    Synonym: estadía
  2. large farmstead
    Synonyms: finca, cortijo, hacienda
  3. room
    Synonyms: habitación, cuarto, pieza
  4. stanza
    Synonym: estrofa

Derived terms

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