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latifundio

latifundio noun: a large estate, large land property, especially in Latin America; a latifundium.

Noun

latifundio (plural latifundios)

  1. A large estate, large land property, especially in Latin America; a latifundium.
    • In our time latifundios south of Bahia—from the Recôncavo region to the state of Espirito Santo, between the littoral lowlands and the mountain chain along the coast—still supply raw material for a good part of the world's chocolate consumption.1997 [1971], Cedric Belfrage, transl., Open Veins of Latin America, Monthly Review Press, translation of Las venas abiertas de América Latina by Eduardo Galeano, page 92

Forms of latifundio

plurallatifundios

Origin of latifundio

Borrowed from Spanish latifundio. Doublet of latifundium.

Questions about latifundio

What does latifundio mean?
Latifundio means a large estate, large land property, especially in Latin America; a latifundium.
What part of speech is latifundio?
Latifundio is a noun.
What is the plural of latifundio?
The plural of latifundio is latifundios.

Words near latifundio in the dictionary

  1. Latifs
  2. latifundia
  3. latifundial
  4. latifundian
  5. latifundiary
  6. latifundio
  7. latifundios
  8. latifundism
  9. latifundium
  10. latigo
  11. latigoes

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