Spanish Conversation · Level 137
44 words
Spanish word
hacendado
Pronunciation
IPA/aθenˈdaðo/
Meaning
- masculine nounlandowner
Example
El hacendado vendió una parte de sus terrenos.
The landowner sold part of his land.
More examples
La familia del hacendado vive en la finca principal.
The landowner's family lives on the main estate.
Core concept
Owner of a large rural estate with hired workers or tenant farmers.
Common phrases
la finca del hacendado
the landowner's estate
la casa del hacendado
the landowner's house
la propiedad del hacendado
the landowner's property
Similar words
dueño: Owner of goods, property, or a business without specifying size or type.
propietario: Owner of land or buildings who holds legal title to real property.
terrateniente: Owner of extensive agricultural estates often wielding local economic or social power.
Definition in Spanish
Persona propietaria de una finca rural grande, a menudo con trabajadores o arrendatarios.
Word origin
The word comes from hacienda 'large farm or estate' plus the agentive suffix -ado and denotes the person who owns or manages that estate.
Usage tips
- Hacendado emphasizes landlord or managerial status on a large estate rather than the day-to-day farmer, so the worker is more likely called agricultor or campesino.
Other meanings
- plantation ownernoun
- large landownernoun
- farm ownernoun
Opposites
- inquilinotenantnoun
- arrendatariolesseenoun