fazienda

Old Spanish

Etymology

From Latin facienda, feminine passive participle of faciō (“to make”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /haˈd͡zjenda/

Noun

fazienda f (plural faziendas)

1. deed, action, incident
   • c. 1200, Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 6v. col. 1:

     dio grãdes bozes e touo el mãto de ioſep ante ſy. Troa q uyno ſo ſẽnor e contol eſta faziẽda

     she cried out and kept Joseph's garment beside her. Then his master returned and she told him of this incident.

Related terms

• fazer (“to do”)

Descendants

• Spanish: hacienda (see there for further descendants)
• → Italian: azienda