latifundio

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la·ti·fun·di·o

L0063150 (lä′tə-fo͞on′dē-ō′)n. pl. la·ti·fun·di·os A large landed estate in Spain or Latin America.
[Spanish, from Latin lātifundium, latifundium; see latifundium.]

lat•i•fun•di•um

(ˌlæt əˈfʌn di əm)

n., pl. -di•a (-di ə) a large agricultural estate, esp. in the ancient world. [1620–30; < Latin =lāt(us) wide, broad + -i- -i- + fund(us) land, farm, + -ium -ium1]