atarazana

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الدار الصنعة (ad-dár aṣ-ṣánʕa), from دار الصناعة (dár aṣ-ṣináʕa), from Arabic دَار اَلصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, literally “house of industry”). Compare dársena and arsenal. Cognate to Catalan drassana.

Pronunciation

Noun

atarazana f (plural atarazanas)

  1. (nautical) shipyard, dockyard

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