finca

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See also: fincá

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish finca in the late 19th century.

Noun

finca (plural fincas)

  1. A country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America.

Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish finca.

Pronunciation

Noun

finca f (plural finques)

  1. farm or other rural land

Further reading

Galician

Verb

finca

  1. inflection of fincar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Italian

Etymology

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Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfin.ka/
  • Rhymes: -inka
  • Hyphenation: fìn‧ca

Noun

finca f (plural finche)

  1. column (in a table or register)

Portuguese

Pronunciation

  • Hyphenation: fin‧ca

Etymology 1

Adjective

finca

  1. feminine singular of finco

Etymology 2

Verb

finca

  1. inflection of fincar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈfinka/ [ˈfĩŋ.ka]
  • Audio (Colombia):(file)
  • Rhymes: -inka
  • Syllabification: fin‧ca

Etymology 1

finca rústica

Deverbal from fincar.

Noun

finca f (plural fincas)

  1. real estate (typically rural and surrounding land but also urban)
    Synonym: bien inmueble
  2. farm
    Synonym: hacienda
Derived terms
Descendants
  • Catalan: finca

Etymology 2

Verb

finca

  1. inflection of fincar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading