fazenda

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

fazenda (plural fazendas)

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

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.

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

fazenda f (plural fazendas)

1. farm (a place where agricultural activities take place)

   Synonyms: lavoura, quinta

2. (economics) public finances

   Synonyms: verba, renda, finanças

   Ministério da Fazenda - Ministry of Public Finances

3. a cloth

   Synonyms: tecido, pano

• (farm): See Thesaurus:lavoura

• afazendar-se, fazendário, fazendeiro, fazendista, fazer

• Kadiwéu: bajeenda

• fazenda on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt