English–Spanish

“axe” in Spanish

Spanish

Pronunciation

IPA/ˈatʃa/

Example

Necesito un hacha para cortar la madera.

I need an axe to cut the wood.

Illustration for hacha (axe)

How to say “axe” in Spanish

“Axe” in Spanish is hacha.

Heavy hand axe with a broad sharp blade mounted on a handle for chopping and splitting firewood.

Full entry for hacha: usage tips, similar words and word origin

Example sentences with hacha

Antes de cortar, afilé el hacha.

Before cutting, I sharpened the axe.

Tips for using hacha

  • Although hacha is grammatically feminine, it takes the masculine singular article before the stressed initial a, so speakers say el hacha afilada but las hachas afiladas in the plural.

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