hacha
Spanish, noun
hacha is spelled H-A-C-H-A (5 letters) and appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish, the 14,524th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Hacha is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “axe, hatchet (tool for felling trees or chopping wood)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of hachar. With an accent, hachá is a different word: “second-person singular voseo imperative of hachar”. The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos”.
What does hacha mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineaxe, hatchet (tool for felling trees or chopping wood)
- 2
colloquialfeminineace, wizard (someone who is especially skilled or unusually talented in a particular field)
noun
- 1
femininea kind of torch or large candle (often with four sticks)
- 2
femininea kind of wick or fuse (often made with esparto grass and tar), which does not go out easily in the wind
- 3
femininebundle of straw tied up like a strip and often used to help cover huts or other field constructions
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
verb
- 1
second-person singular voseo imperative of hachar
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vela de cera, grande y gruesa, de figura, por lo común, de prisma cuadrangular y con cuatro pabilos. 2. Mecha que se hace de esparto y alquitrán para que resista al viento sin apagarse.
noun: 1. Herramienta con una cabeza metálica y pesada en forma de cuña, utilizada para talar árboles o partir la madera. Usualmente tiene un mango cilíndrico de madera. 2. Arma, semejante a un hacha de carpintería, que se usaba antiguamente para la guerra, lanzándola o golpeando con ella como un martillo.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of hacha
- hachas plural
- hachuela diminutive
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to hacha
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is hacha in Spanish?
hacha appears 3.8 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).