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

In that speech, delivered in Jujuy last month, Radical Deputy Atilio Catt�neo had waxed sarcastic about the wealth which leading Peronistas now display�including President Per�n's quinta at San Vicente, reputedly worth $300,000.

From Time Magazine Archive

Here and there came a bare patch, completely cleared by the locusts, who had also stripped many of the fine timber trees in the garden of the quinta.

From A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months by Brassey, Annie

Finally, in 1226, Honorius III. made an official presentation to Bologna of his own decretals, this forming the Compilatio quinta.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" by Various