estancia

See also: estância and Estancia

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza.

Noun

estancia (plural estancias)

1. A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.
   • 2006, R. Buckley, Adventure Tourism, page 322:

     Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.

Anagrams

• Ectasian, actinase, astacein, canasite, catànies

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estancia.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɛs.tɑ̃.sja/
• Hyphenation: es‧tan‧cia

Noun

estancia f (plural estancias)

1. estancia

Further reading

• “estancia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish estancia.

Noun

estancia f (uncountable)

1. estancia

Declension

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References

• estancia in Academia Română, Micul dicționar academic, ediția a II-a, Bucharest: Univers Enciclopedic, 2010. →ISBN

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /esˈtanθja/ [esˈt̪ãn̟.θja]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /esˈtansja/ [esˈt̪ãn.sja]
• Rhymes: -anθja
• Rhymes: -ansja
• Syllabification: es‧tan‧cia

Noun

estancia f (plural estancias)

1. stay, residence, sojourn

   Synonym: estadía

2. large farmstead

   Synonyms: finca, cortijo, hacienda

3. room

   Synonyms: habitación, cuarto, pieza

4. stanza

   Synonym: estrofa

Related terms

• estar

 

Further reading

• “estancia”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014