Quinta Uncommon

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Definitions

Noun

A country house in Madeira.

"The family spent their summers at the quinta overlooking the vineyards of Funchal."

In plain English: A quinta is a large country estate with gardens and farm animals that belongs to someone wealthy.

"They spent their summer vacation at her family's quinta in Lisbon."

Example Sentences

"They spent their summer vacation at her family's quinta in Lisbon." noun

"We spent the summer vacation at my grandmother's quinta in the countryside." noun

"The quinta was surrounded by olive trees and blooming flowers." noun

"He inherited the quinta from his great-grandfather along with all its vineyards." noun

Origin

The word quinta was borrowed directly from Spanish into English. It retains its original meaning of a country estate or farm, derived from the Latin numeral five to indicate one-fifth of an inheritance.

Rhyming Words

anta santa banta wanta genta kenta penta renta senta venta yenta kinta pinta sinta tinta gonta junta kunta punta ganta

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