fazenda

English

Etymology

Portuguese fazenda (“farm”). Doublet of hacienda.

Noun

fazenda (plural fazendas)

  1. A Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period.
Translations

Portuguese

Fazenda de milho em São Paulo. — Maize farm in São Paulo.

Etymology

From Old Portuguese fazenda, from Latin facienda, form of faciendus (“which is to do”), from faciō (“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- (“to put, place, set”). Cognate with Spanish hacienda.

Pronunciation

  • (Portugal) IPA(key): [fɐ.ˈzẽ.dɐ]
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): [fa.ˈzẽ.dɐ]

Noun

fazenda f (plural fazendas)

  1. farm (a place where agricultural activities take place)
    Synonyms: lavoura, quinta
  2. (economics) public finances
    Synonyms: verba, renda, finanças
  3. a cloth
    Synonyms: tecido, pano

Synonyms

  • (farm): See Thesaurus:lavoura

Descendants

  • Kadiwéu: bajeenda

Further reading

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