plantación
/plantaˈθjon/feminine
The English word 'plantation' is translated into Spanish as plantación.
plantación refers to a large farm.
Meaning: large farm (noun)
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Argentina and Uruguay, the formal term Estancia is commonly used to describe a large rural property, typically used for raising livestock or crops like soybeans and wheat. In Mexico, the word rancho is often utilized to refer to a large property or estate, which may include areas dedicated to agriculture or farming activities. In Colombia, palmar specifically refers to a plantation or cultivated area dedicated to growing palm trees, typically for commercial purposes.
How does it change in a sentence?
The plural form of plantación is plantaciones.
How do you pronounce it?
/plantaˈθjon/
Did you know?
- While plantación describes the farm, the word planta can mean a plant, a factory floor or the sole of a foot.
- In the Caribbean, the word plantación is frequently associated specifically with sugar cane and bananas due to the region's colonial history.
- Spanish speakers use the word huerta to distinguish a diverse vegetable garden from a plantación, which implies a single crop.
Examples in context
- La plantación de café es muy grande.The coffee plantation is very large.
- Él trabaja en una plantación de cacao.He works on a cocoa plantation.
- Visitamos una plantación de té ayer.We visited a tea plantation yesterday.
Example conversation
Javier and María are discussing a recent trip to a rural area.
- Javier¿Cómo era la plantación de azúcar?How was the sugar plantation?
- MaríaLa plantación era hermosa y muy extensa.The plantation was beautiful and very extensive.
- Javier¡Qué bien! ¿Viste muchos trabajadores allí?That's great! Did you see many workers there?
- MaríaSí, había mucha gente trabajando.Yes, there were many people working.
Sources
- Wiktionary, “plantation” translations and entries plantación, CC BY-SA 4.0, dump of 2026-09-26.
