hectárea

hectare

noun ek-TAH-reh-ah Less Common

Origin: from French hectare, from Greek hekaton (hundred) + Latin area

Usage Note

Hectárea is the standard unit of land area in Spanish-speaking countries (1 ha = 10,000 m²), used routinely in agriculture, land sales, and news reports. It is always feminine. The abbreviation ha is invariable and widely used in written contexts.

Examples

"La finca tiene cien hectáreas de terreno."

Natural Translation

The estate has one hundred hectares of land.

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