English

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 done”), from faciō ‎(“do, make”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‎(“to put, place, set”).

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)
2. (economics) public finances
3. a cloth

Synonyms

• (farm): See Wikisaurus:lavoura
• (public finances): verba, renda, finanças
• (cloth): tecido, pano

Related terms

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

Descendants

• Kadiwéu: bajeenda