dársena

See also: darsena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, literally “house of industry”). Compare Spanish arsenal and atarazana. Cognate with Italian darsena.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdaɾsena/ [ˈd̪aɾ.se.na]
  • Rhymes: -aɾsena
  • Syllabification: dár‧se‧na

Noun

dársena f (plural dársenas)

  1. dock (internal part of a harbour used for shoring vessels)
  2. dock (internal part of a harbour used for loading and unloading or repairing vessels)
  3. area used for loading and unloading vehicles

Further reading

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