estancia

noun

1. A large rural estate in Latin America; a kind of ranch.

   Some of the campsites are close to estancias; some are run by the parks service and have showers; and the remainder are in more remote locations with no vehicle access or facilities.

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Spanish estancia. Doublet of stance and stanza.

Adapted from the Wiktionary entry estancia (CC BY-SA 4.0).

← essoinestavelle →

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