dársena

See also: darsena

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, literally “house of industry”). Compare Spanish arsenal. 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

• “dársena”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014