área

Borrowed from Latin ārea.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾea/, [ˈa.ɾe.a]
• Rhymes: -aɾea
• Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

área f (plural árees)

1. area

Learned borrowing from Latin ārea. Doublet of the inherited eira.

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾea/ [ˈa.ɾe.ɐ]
• Rhymes: -aɾea
• Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

área f (plural áreas)

1. area, extent of surface

• area

• area (pre-reform)

Learned borrowing from Latin ārea. Doublet of eira (“threshing floor”), which was inherited.

• Homophone: ária (Portugal)
• Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

área f (plural áreas)

1. area; region; place (a geographical location)

   Synonyms: lugar, região, local, localidade, zona

   A igreja fica naquela área.

   The church is in that area.

2. area; region; place (an extent of surface)

   Synonyms: lugar, região, local

   Ele tem espinhas nessa área do rosto.

   He has pimples in this area of his face.

3. area; field (related things and concepts)

   Synonym: campo

   Minha mãe trabalha na área da educação.

   My mother works in the field of education.

4. (geometry) area (measure of two-dimensional extent)

   Calcule a área do triângulo.

   Calculate the area of the triangle

5. (soccer) area; penalty area (square in front of the goal)

   Synonym: grande área

6. court (open, enclosed space in a building or compound)

Borrowed from Latin area. Compare the inherited doublet era (“threshing floor”).

• IPA^(key): /ˈaɾea/ [ˈa.ɾe.a]
  • Rhymes: -aɾea
• IPA^(key): (colloquial) /ˈaɾja/ [ˈa.ɾja]

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• Syllabification: á‧re‧a

área f (plural áreas)

1. area (a particular geographic region)

   Synonyms: zona, sector, localidad, región

2. are (SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres)
3. area, field (the extent, scope, or range of an object or concept)

   Synonyms: campo, ámbito, esfera

   No es totalmente incorrecta. Es más una área gris moralmente.

   It's not flat-out wrong. It's more of a gray area morally.

4. (mathematics) area (a measure of the extent of a surface)

• Feminine nouns beginning with stressed /ˈa/ like área take the singular definite article el (otherwise reserved for masculine nouns) instead of the usual la: el área. This includes the contracted forms al and del (instead of a la and de la, respectively): al área, del área.

These nouns also usually take the indefinite article un that is otherwise used with masculine nouns (although the standard feminine form una is also permitted): un área or una área. The same is true with determiners algún/alguna and ningún/ninguna, as well as for numerals ending with 1 (e.g., veintiún/veintiuna).

However, if another word intervenes between the article and the noun, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (la, una etc.) must be used: la mejor área, una buena área.

• If an adjective follows the noun, it must agree with the noun's gender regardless of the article used: el área única, un(a) área buena.
• In the plural, the usual feminine singular articles and determiners (las, unas etc.) are always used.

• “área”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10