Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries;
2.
the main house on a ranch or large estate;
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Hacienda \Ha`ci*en"da\ ([aum]`th[-e]*[asl]n"d[.a] or
h[aum]`s[i^]*[e^]n"d[.a]), n. [Sp., fr. OSp. facienda
employment, estate, fr. L. facienda, pl. of faciendum what is
to be done, fr. facere to do. See Fact.]
1. A large estate where work of any kind is done, as
agriculture, manufacturing, mining, or raising of animals;
a cultivated farm, with a good house, in distinction from
a farming establishment with rude huts for herdsmen, etc.;
-- a word used in Spanish-American regions.
[1913 Webster]
2. The main residence of a hacienda[1].
[PJC]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
hacienda
n 1: a large estate in Spanish-speaking countries
2: the main house on a ranch or large estate