‖ finca
(ˈfiːŋkə, ˈfɪ-)
[Sp., f. fincar: see ficche v.]
In Spain and Spanish America: landed property, (country) estate; a ranch.
| 1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl. 1922 Glasgow Herald 18 Apr. 3 Ministerial ‘conclaves’ at Andalucian fincas. 1934 A. Huxley Beyond Mexique Bay 147 A few years ago..the coffee fincas were in full production. 1955 Sci. News Let. 8 Jan. 26/2 From these mountain coffee ‘fincas’ come 15,000 to 20,000 tons of coffee a year. 1963 W. McGivern Choice of Assassins (1964) iii. 31 The few wealthy men of the village had come down from their fincas..for the Sunday bullfights in Málaga. |