finca

noun

fin·​ca ˈfiŋ-kə How to pronounce finca (audio)
: a rural property, ranch, or farm in Spain or Spanish America

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Instead of continuing on to Pristine Camp, 14,800 feet high and the highlight of our trip, JSB was able to get my wife to the nearest hospital, provide an interpreter, and manage to get us to a lovely finca at a much lower altitude where my wife recovered in a beautiful setting. Kathleen Saxe, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024 Set in San Mateo, a small village in the north of the island, a 500-year-old rural property built in a traditional finca style has hit the market. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 16 Aug. 2024 Architects Roger Torras and Ignacio Sierra conceived this take on a classic Andalusian finca, which gleams sparkling white against the deep-blue Med and vivid flashes of potted geraniums. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Dec. 2023 There are innumerable rustic villas throughout the picturesque countryside on the Spanish island of Mallorca, but this modernized finca marries rustic charm with sustainability and contemporary design. Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 30 Jan. 2024 Located on the northeast extreme of the most famous of the Balearic Islands—past the UNESCO world heritage site between the old town of Pollença and the marina at the Port of Pollença—this very fancy finca is asking roughly $34,000 per week. Tom Weijand, Robb Report, 9 Sep. 2023 Located in the basement of main finca, the two-room spa is built into the former kitchen, with one of the rooms in a massive former oven, complete with a domed ceiling made of bricks. Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023 Then, in the 1500s, a finca, or traditional farmhouse, was built to preside over acres of typical crops, such as almonds, olives, and the island’s most important grape, malvasia. Jennifer Bradley Franklin, Travel + Leisure, 12 July 2023 Most of my favorite Ibizan hotels are converted farmhouses, or fincas, such as Es Cucons. Hadley Freeman, Travel + Leisure, 20 June 2023

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of finca was in 1878

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“Finca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finca. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.

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