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Definition of quinta in English: quintanoun ˈkɪntaˈkwɪntəˈkwin(t)ə 1(in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) a large house in the country or on the outskirts of a town. Example sentencesExamples - His assertion that the country house, or quinta, was of only one story, is apparently based on a document that refers to the residence as ‘two low dwellings.’
- Hidden away in the forest and mountains, the picture-postcard town of Sintra is home to impressive palaces and traditional quintas.
- I grew up in Buenos Aires, and my parents' quinta a little outside the city was named ‘Buen Aire’.
- 1.1 A country estate, in particular a wine-growing estate in Portugal.
Example sentencesExamples - The lodges in these vineyards are known as quintas, and some offer wine classes, lunch and tours.
- It overlooks a former quinta or agricultural estate, now swallowed up by the city and transformed into a large public park.
- Single quinta vintage ports are wholly unblended and can give some very idiosyncratic tastes.
- Madeira's hotels are outstanding, many of them converted quintas.
- In the 1980s and 1990s a number of single estates or quintas have also emerged, making high-quality varietal wines from grapes such as Alvarinho, Loureiro, and Avesso.
- Upriver amidst rocky hills, villages and quintas - country estates - lie Portugal's steep and fabled vineyards.
- At some quintas, grapes are still trodden by foot in shallow stone troughs.
Origin Spanish and Portuguese, from quinta parte 'fifth part' (originally referring to the amount of a farm's produce paid in rent). Definition of quinta in US English: quintanounˈkwin(t)ə 1(in Spain, Portugal, and Latin America) a large house in the country or on the outskirts of a town. Example sentencesExamples - His assertion that the country house, or quinta, was of only one story, is apparently based on a document that refers to the residence as ‘two low dwellings.’
- I grew up in Buenos Aires, and my parents' quinta a little outside the city was named ‘Buen Aire’.
- Hidden away in the forest and mountains, the picture-postcard town of Sintra is home to impressive palaces and traditional quintas.
- 1.1 A country estate, in particular a wine-growing estate in Portugal.
Example sentencesExamples - It overlooks a former quinta or agricultural estate, now swallowed up by the city and transformed into a large public park.
- In the 1980s and 1990s a number of single estates or quintas have also emerged, making high-quality varietal wines from grapes such as Alvarinho, Loureiro, and Avesso.
- Upriver amidst rocky hills, villages and quintas - country estates - lie Portugal's steep and fabled vineyards.
- At some quintas, grapes are still trodden by foot in shallow stone troughs.
- The lodges in these vineyards are known as quintas, and some offer wine classes, lunch and tours.
- Single quinta vintage ports are wholly unblended and can give some very idiosyncratic tastes.
- Madeira's hotels are outstanding, many of them converted quintas.
Origin Spanish and Portuguese, from quinta parte ‘fifth part’ (originally referring to the amount of a farm's produce paid in rent). |