fazienda

Old Spanish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɸaˈd͡zjẽn.da]

Noun

fazienda f (plural faziendas)

1. deed, action, incident
   • c1200: Almeric, Fazienda de Ultramar, f. 6v. col. 1.

     dio grádes bozes e touo el máto de ioſep ante ſy. Troa q uyno ſo ſénor e contol eſta faziéda

     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