How to pronounce hectare
American English pronunciation
HEK-tair
- IPA
- /ˈhɛktɛɹ/
- Syllables
- HEK · tair (2 syllables, stress on the 1st)
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What hectare means
A metric unit of land area, about two and a half acres
In a sentence: Their apple orchard covers almost a hectare of rolling land.
Where it comes from: It comes from French, built on a Greek word meaning a hundred. One hectare is a hundred smaller units of land called ares.
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