finca

noun

fin·ca ˈfiŋ-kə

: a rural property, ranch, or farm in Spain or Spanish America

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There have been several trials, in which the workers, the pickers, tried to speak out about what’s happened in the greenhouses and in the fincas. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2019 The interiors are a nod to the finca style of architecture, which features plaster counters and floors throughout the property. — Erika Owen, Architectural Digest, 24 Apr. 2025 Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat. — Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 The 18th-century finca occupies a 2,000-acre estate where the hotel produces its own water and electricity—and much of what landed on my plate at Brisa, the restaurant. — Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 15 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for finca

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Spanish

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of finca was in 1878

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