How to Say "plantation" in Spanish
The most common Spanish word for “plantation” is “plantación” — use 'plantación' when referring to any large area of land dedicated to growing crops, such as coffee, bananas, or sugar cane, in a general or modern context.
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plantación
nounA2general
Use 'plantación' when referring to any large area of land dedicated to growing crops, such as coffee, bananas, or sugar cane, in a general or modern context.
Examples
Trabajamos en una gran plantación de plátanos.
We work on a large banana plantation.
hacienda
ah-syen-dahaˈθjenda
nounB1historical, formal
Use 'hacienda' when referring to a historical agricultural estate, often implying a large property with a main house and extensive lands, particularly in colonial or 19th-century Latin America.
Examples
La hacienda fue construida en el siglo XVIII.
The estate was built in the 18th century.
Visitamos una antigua hacienda de café en Colombia.
We visited an old coffee estate in Colombia.
La hacienda tenía miles de hectáreas y mucho ganado.
The ranch had thousands of acres and a lot of livestock.
Always Feminine
This word is always feminine, so use 'la' or 'una' before it.
Plantación vs. Hacienda
Learners often confuse 'plantación' and 'hacienda' by using 'hacienda' for any modern farm. Remember that 'hacienda' specifically refers to a historical estate, while 'plantación' is the more general term for a crop-growing area.
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