Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fazenda

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.67 in modern English

Syllables: fazen-da
IPA

20

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period.

Example Sentences

"In his hospitable fazenda we spent our time until the day when we were empowered to open the letter of instructions given to us by Professor Challenger."

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese fazenda (“farm”). Doublet of hacienda and faena.

Inflected Forms

fazendas (plural)

Questions

What does fazenda mean?: A Brazilian plantation, often associated with slavery during the colonial period.
Where does fazenda come from?: Borrowed from Portuguese fazenda (“farm”). Doublet of hacienda and faena.

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