An acre is a unit of measurement used to calculate the area of land.
Acre is a word that can come from two different etymological sources and, therefore, have different meanings. When derived from the English acre (and, further back, from the Latin ager ), the concept refers to a measure used in several nations to calculate the surface of a piece of land .
According to the region and the historical period, the acre has had different equivalences. The Royal Spanish Academy ( RAE ), in its dictionary, mentions that an acre is equivalent to 40 areas and 47 centiares . This is the measure used in the countries of the United Kingdom and in those territories that were its colonies, such as the United States .
In France , on the other hand, an acre is linked to the arpende and can measure, depending on the type of acre, between approximately 34 and 51 areas. At the time of the Roman Empire , on the other hand, an acre measured 50.58 areas .
Pungent like something harsh
Acre, furthermore, may have its etymological root in the Latin acer . In this case, it is an adjective that refers to something that is itchy and harsh to the smell and taste.
It can also qualify the sayings as surly and sullen . For example: “The acrid taste of the dish caused rejection” , “The acrid smoke from the factory is a sign of contamination” .
What is described as pungent is something that is harsh to the taste and smell.
a brazilian state
In Brazil , there is a state called Acre , which borders Peru and Bolivia . Río Branco is its capital and has more than 758,000 inhabitants. A river also called Acre passes through the region.
This river is almost 1,200 kilometers long, its tributaries are the Xumarí and Branco rivers, while it is also a tributary of another river, the Purús .
In the same way, we cannot forget the one known as the Acre War , which was a conflict at different levels that occurred between Brazil and Bolivia . Between the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, the event that bears that name took place because both countries disputed the possession of the territory of Acre . They disputed it because it was a rich land both in terms of aquifer deposits and rubber trees, for example.
That conflict came to an end with the Treaty of Petrópolis , signed in 1903 , by which Bolivia ceded a part of the aforementioned territory while Brazil undertook, among other things, to cede other nearby lands , to pay an economic amount to the Bolivian government. and even to allow that country to build customs offices.
Acre in Israel
Acre , finally, is a town in Israel located next to the Mediterranean Sea , whose historic center is part of the World Heritage Site protected by UNESCO .
And above all, it has a spectacular fortification of Ottoman origin, which was created by the Order of the Knights Hospitaller and is made up of elements such as the knights' hall, an enchanted garden or a tower, for example. .
Not to mention that its territory is also home to one of the holy places of Baha'ism . We are referring to both the house where the prophet Bahá'u'llah lived his last years and the prison where he remained imprisoned.