estância

See also: estancia and Estancia

Portuguese

Pronunciation
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /isˈtɐ̃siɐ/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(ɨ)ʃˈtɐ̃sjɐ/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Italian stanza.

Noun

estância m (plural estâncias)

  1. stanza, verse
    Synonym: estrofe
  2. resort
    estância balnear ― seaside resort

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Spanish estancia (“farmstead”).

Noun

estância m (plural estâncias)

  1. estate, ranch, farm
    Synonym: fazenda
Derived terms
  • estancieiro
Descendants
  • Hunsrik: Stanz
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