quinta

['kwintə]
  • n. (有葡萄园等的)乡间邸宅;(西班牙和拉丁美洲的)别墅
  • n. (Quinta)人名;(西、葡)金塔

英文词源


quinta (n.)
"country house, villa," 1754, from Spanish and Portuguese quinta, originally a farm and house let out for a rent of one-fifth of its produce, from Latin quintus "one fifth," related to quinque "five" (see quinque-).

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