: a rural property, ranch, or farm in Spain or Spanish America

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The finca also houses the Herbal Spa, where treatments are infused with local botanicals, oils, and salts. Staff Author, Travel + Leisure, 2 July 2026 Self-renewal in nature’s company has been a defining tenet of Atzaró Agroturismo Hotel’s ethos since the 300-year-old family finca–whose owners trace their lineage back to the Catalan conquest of the island in the early 1200s–opened in 2004 as one of Ibiza’s first five-star destinations. Alexandra Kirkman, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026 About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields. Norma Meyer, Oc Register, 27 May 2026 Winding roads eventually lead to Hotel Corazón, a former finca — a country estate — growing produce on its cantilevered farmland that has been transformed by two expat artists into a boho chic retreat. Emilio Parra Doiztua, New York Times, 16 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for finca

Word History

Etymology

Spanish

First Known Use

1878, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of finca was in 1878

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“Finca.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/finca. Accessed 15 Jul. 2026.

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