fábrica
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Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”).
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábriques)
Galician
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”).
Pronunciation
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábricas)
Further reading
- “fábrica”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024
Portuguese
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”). Doublet of frágua and forja.
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: fá‧bri‧ca
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábricas)
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Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”). Doublet of forja, fragua, and froga.
Pronunciation
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábricas)
Usage notes
- Fábrica is a false friend, and does not mean fabric. The Spanish word for fabric is tela or tejido.
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See also
Further reading
- “fábrica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10