[ 'kwɪntə , 'kɪntə ]
■ noun (in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) a large country house.
↘a wine-growing estate, especially in Portugal.
Origin
Sp. and Port., from ~ parte 'fifth part' (with ref. to the amount of a farm's produce paid in rent).
[ 'kwɪntə , 'kɪntə ]
■ noun (in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) a large country house.
↘a wine-growing estate, especially in Portugal.
Origin
Sp. and Port., from ~ parte 'fifth part' (with ref. to the amount of a farm's produce paid in rent).
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004