# área
## Asturian
### Etymology

Borrowed from Latin ārea.

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɾea/ [ˈa.ɾe.a]
* Rhymes: -aɾea
* Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

### Noun

área f (plural árees)
* area

## Galician
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɾea/ [ˈa.ɾe.ɐ]
* Rhymes: -aɾea
* Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

### Noun

área f (plural áreas)
* area, extent of surface

### See also

* area

## Portuguese
### Alternative forms

* area (pre-reform)

### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.ɾe.ɐ/
* (Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.ɾe.ɐ/
** (Southern Brazil) IPA: /ˈa.ɾe.a/
* (Portugal) IPA: /ˈa.ɾjɐ/
* Homophone: ária (Portugal)
* Hyphenation: á‧re‧a

### Noun

área f (plural áreas)
* area; region; place (a geographical location)
    Synonyms: lugar, região, local, localidade, zona
    A igreja fica naquela área.The church is in that area.
* 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.
* area; field (related things and concepts)
    Synonym: campo
    Minha mãe trabalha na área da educação.My mother works in the field of education.
* (geometry) area (measure of two-dimensional extent)
    Calcule a área do triângulo.Calculate the area of the triangle
* (soccer) area; penalty area (square in front of the goal)
    Synonym: grande área
* court (open, enclosed space in a building or compound)

#### Derived terms

* área ativa
* área ciclonal
* área crítica
* área de afundamento
* área de construção
* área de livre comércio
* área de ocupação
* área de serviço
* área de subsidência
* área de trabalho
* área de transferência
* área focal
* área útil
* areal
* areazinha (diminutive)
* grande área
* pequena área

## Spanish
### Etymology

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

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈaɾea/ [ˈa.ɾe.a]
** Rhymes: -aɾea
* IPA: (colloquial) /ˈaɾja/ [ˈa.ɾja]
* Audio (Colombia):(file)
* Syllabification: á‧re‧a

### Noun

área f (plural áreas)
* area (a particular geographic region)
    Synonyms: zona, sector, localidad, región
* are (SI unit of area equal to 100 square metres)
* 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.
* (mathematics) area (a measure of the extent of a surface)

#### Usage notes

* 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.

#### Derived terms

* área de descanso
* área de servicio
* área metropolitana
* área verde

### Further reading

* “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