/hah'see en"deuh/ ; Sp. /ah syen"dah/ , n. , pl. haciendas /-deuhz/ ; Sp. /-dahs/ . (in Spanish America)
1. a large landed estate, esp. one used for farming or ranching.
2. the main house on such an estate.
3. a stock raising, mining, or manufacturing establishment in the country.
[ 1710-20; facienda things to be done or made, neut. pl. of faciendus, ger. of facere to DO 1 , make ]