hectare

== English == === Alternative forms === hektare (dated) === Etymology === Borrowed from French hectare, formed from Ancient Greek ἑκατόν (hekatón, “hundred”) + are, equivalent to hect- +‎ are. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈhɛk.tɛə/, /ˈhɛk.tɑː/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈhɛk.tɛɹ/ (General Australian) IPA(key): /ˈhektaː/, /ˈhektɛː/ === Noun === hectare (plural hectares) A unit of surface area (symbol ㏊) equal to 100 ares (that is, 10,000 square metres, one hundredth of a square kilometre, or approximately 2.5 acres), used for measuring the areas of geographical features such as land and bodies of water. ==== Synonyms ==== (SI unit): (rare) square hectometre ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also === acre Not to be confused with hector. === References === === Anagrams === cheater, rechate, recheat, reteach, teacher == Dutch == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hectare. Equivalent to hecto- +‎ are. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˌɦɛkˈtaː.rə/ Hyphenation: hec‧ta‧re Rhymes: -aːrə === Noun === hectare f (plural hectaren or hectares, diminutive hectaretje n) hectare ==== Synonyms ==== ha ==== Synonyms ==== (dialectal) bunder (symbol b) ==== Descendants ==== → Caribbean Javanese: èktar → Indonesian: hektare → Papiamentu: hèktar == French == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛk.taʁ/ === Noun === hectare m (plural hectares) hectare ==== Descendants ==== → Vietnamese: héc-ta === Verb === hectare inflection of hectarer: first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive second-person singular imperative === Further reading === “hectare”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Portuguese == === Etymology === Borrowed from French hectare. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: hec‧ta‧re === Noun === hectare m (plural hectares) hectare (unit of surface area) === Further reading === “hectare”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “hectare”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Romanian == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [hekˈtare] === Noun === hectare n indefinite plural of hectar