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fazenda
fazenda
English
Noun
fazenda (plural fazendas)
- A Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period.
Translations
Portuguese
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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
Noun
fazenda f (plural fazendas)
Synonyms
Related terms
- afazendar-se, fazendário, fazendeiro, fazendista, fazer
Descendants
- Kadiwéu: bajeenda