quinta
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The strongest of them are called essential oils, after the medieval alchemist’s notion of quinta essentia, a fifth essence of heavenly origin — a life force — to be extracted from terrestrial materials.
From New York Times ● May 10, 2021
“Vinho verde is a growing segment,” being less alcoholic and a better fit with light foods, said Smith, whose other quinta, Covela, makes two kinds.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 3, 2014
Icy rains had brought autumn to Argentina, and the master of the house in the Calle Juncal, Ramon S. Castillo, was moving in from his suburban quinta in Martinez beside the Rio de la Plata.
From Time Magazine Archive
Since he first started teaching them to ride motorcycles at his presidential quinta in suburban Olivos last August, he has hardly let a day pass without some kindness.
From Time Magazine Archive
At the station I found a letter from Tom, telling me we were expected to breakfast at a quinta, not far from Buenos Ayres.
From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Annie Brassey
The surrounding country was generally uncultivated, except in the immediate neighbourhood of villages or quintas, though there were large enclosures for grazing cattle.
From In New Granada Heroes and Patriots by William Henry Giles Kingston
As they rode on they found the country dotted over with quintas and country-houses, here called montes, from being generally seated on hills.
From The Actress in High Life An Episode in Winter Quarters by Sue Petigru Bowen
The suburbs of Flores and Belgrano each present a very pretty group of quintas and gardens, wherein great skill and refinement of taste is evinced.
From Equatorial America Descriptive of a Visit to St. Thomas, Martinique, Barbadoes, and the Principal Capitals of South America by Maturin Murray Ballou
The Paseo del Molino is the best part of the town, where all the rich merchants reside in quintas, surrounded by pretty gardens.
From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Annie Brassey
Peach, quince, and cherry were the three favourite fruit- trees in the colonial times, and all three were found in some of the quintas or orchards of the old estancia houses.
From Far Away and Long Ago by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
