A finca in Mallorca
A cortijo in a finca in Seville

In English usage, a finca (Spanish for 'estate'; [ˈfiŋka])[1] refers to a piece of rural or agricultural land, typically with a cottage, farmhouse or estate building present, and often adjacent to a woodland or plantation.

Overview

Especially in tourism, the term has recently gained the colloquial meaning of a holiday home in a rural setting, situated on the Spanish mainland, the Balearics, and the Canary Islands,[2] and throughout the countries of Spanish-speaking Latin America.[3]

Fincas can typically look back on an extensive development history, and are often older than 300 years. In some regions, however, especially on the Balearics, new buildings are erected.

References

  1. ↑ "Finca". Oxford Dictionaries. Oxford University Press. Archived from the original on 17 September 2015. Retrieved November 9, 2015.
  2. ↑ Real Academia Española; Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española (2014). "Finca". Diccionario de la lengua española (23rd ed.). Madrid: Espasa. ISBN 978-84-670-4189-7.
  3. ↑ "Fighting Poverty in Latin America & the Caribbean". FINCA International. 2005. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
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