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‖ quinta|ˈkinta|
[Sp. and Pg., orig. denoting a house and farm let at a rent of one-fifth (quinta parte) of the produce of the latter.]
A country-house or villa in Spain or Portugal. Also, a country estate; in Portugal, a wine-growing estate; in S. America, a house or estate on the outskirts of a town. Also attrib.
1754Fielding Let. Aug.–Sept. in A. Dobson At Prior Park (1912) 143 He hath a little Kintor..or Villa at a Place called Jonkera. a1770A. Hervey Jrnl. an. 1748 (1953) 75, I used, too, to go out to my friend Mr. Mayne and Barn's quinta, where I was very much at ease. 1777W. Dalrymple Trav. Sp. & Port. cxxix, Passed several quintas or country houses. 1811Wellington Let. to Hill in Gurw. Desp. (1838) VIII. 167 My head quarters are in a quinta near Portalegre. 1818C. A. Rodney Let. in Amer. State Papers: Foreign Relations (1834) IV. 219 The small farms, or quintas, in the neighborhood of cities, are in fine order. Those around Buenos Ayres..are, by irrigation, in the highest state of culture. 1870Weekly Standard (Buenos Aires) 7 Sept. 2/5 The people in the quintas and suburbs were all flocking into Montevideo. 1878E. Clark Visit S. Amer. x. 128 The elegant quintas and country houses that surround the city. 1893T. B. Foreman Trip to Spain 27 We pass some charming quintas, surrounded by gardens ablaze with flowers. 1931Discovery Oct. 310/2 The dipleidoscope and the gravity escapement are both due to a gifted inventor who worked at my Quinta [in Madeira]. 1960Spectator 15 Jan. 91/3 ‘Noval’ is the name of the quinta, or estate, from which the port comes. 1969J. Mander Static Soc. v. 132 Bolivar's quinta, a modest eighteenth-century lodge on the slopes overlooking the city, may still be inspected. 1976F. Greenland Misericordia Drop i. i. 14 The property..belonged to..the venerable hospital that employed him... Periodic inspection of this quinta was one..of Dr Sá's duties. 1976Times 6 Nov. 13/2 Quinta wines—ports from one particular vineyard. |