ha|ci|en|da

ha|ci|en|da «_HAH see EHN duh; Spanish ah SYEHN dah», noun.

in Spanish America:

1. a large ranch or landed estate.

2. a country house or the main dwelling on such a ranch or estate.

3. a farming, stockraising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.

╂[American English < Spanish hacienda]