dársena
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See also: darsena
Spanish[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, literally “house of industry”). Compare Spanish arsenal. Cognate with Italian darsena.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
dársena f (plural dársenas)
- dock (internal part of a harbour used for shoring vessels)
- dock (internal part of a harbour used for loading and unloading or repairing vessels)
- area used for loading and unloading vehicles
Further reading[edit]
- “dársena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014