Kilo Lingo

la

feminine

/esˈtanθja/

Line drawing of estancia
Coloured illustration of estancia
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Translation

stay, room, ranch

Word origin

From estar ('to stay, to be'), from Latin stare ('to stand'). The noun originally meant the act of staying, then extended to a room and, in the Americas, to a large rural estate.

Origin
Latin
Root
stare
English cognates
stance, station

Grammar

Genderfeminine
Pluralestancias

Examples

.

Our stay at the hotel was very pleasant.

Madrid español.

During my stay in Madrid I learned a lot of Spanish.

luminosa.

The house has a large and bright room.

¿ durará ?

How long will your stay abroad last?

pampa.

My grandparents worked on a ranch on the pampas.

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This word is part of lesson 79.