plantation

noun plahn-tah-SYOHN Rare

Origin: Latin plantatio, from plantare (to plant)

Also means

planting, crop

Usage Note

Plantation refers both to the act of planting (la plantation d'arbres) and to a large agricultural estate (une plantation de café). The historical connotation of colonial slave plantations (les plantations de coton) is present in French as in English. The related verb is planter and the agent noun is planteur (m) (planter/grower).

Examples

"La plantation de café s'étend sur des hectares."

Natural Translation

The coffee plantation stretches over hectares.

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