fazenda

/faˈzẽdɐ/

a noun A2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
as fazendas

Meaning

  1. farm

    • Moramos numa fazenda.

      We live on a farm.

N Category Place Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: place. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

granja

fazenda is more general or large, a big Brazilian ranch; granja is more specific, a smaller farm, often for poultry or dairy.

Similar in other languages

German

Bauernhof

Bauernhof is the German word for the same thing — both mean "farm."

Spanish

granja

granja is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "farm."

Practice

1 What does fazenda mean?

2 Fill the gap: Moramos numa ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fazenda?

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