oficina

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Catalan

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officīna (“workshop”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oficina f (plural oficines)

  1. office (a room used for non-manual work)

Further reading

Chavacano

Etymology

From Spanish oficina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /opiˈsina/,
  • Hyphenation: o‧fi‧ci‧na

Noun

oficina

  1. office

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin officīna (“workshop”).

Pronunciation

Noun

oficina f (plural oficinas)

  1. office (a room used for non-manual work)

Further reading

Macanese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Presumably from Portuguese oficina, although probably influenced by English office.

Noun

oficina

  1. office (a room used for non-manual work)
    tifinâ na oficina ― to have lunch at (one's desk at) the office
  2. department
  3. factory

References

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin officīna (“workshop”). Doublet of usina.

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: o‧fi‧ci‧na

Noun

oficina f (plural oficinas)

  1. workshop
    A pintura é atribuída à oficina de Rubens.
    The painting is attributed to the workshop of Rubens.
    O escultor trabalhava sempre até tarde na sua oficina.
    The sculptor always worked late in his workshop.
  2. automobile garage (a place where cars are serviced and repaired)
    Hoje eu levei o meu carro à oficina.
    I took my car into the garage today.

Further reading

  • “oficina” in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin officīna (“workshop”). Doublet of usina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Spain) /ofiˈθina/
  • IPA(key): (Latin America, Philippines) /ofiˈsina/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: o‧fi‧ci‧na

Noun

oficina f (plural oficinas)

  1. office (a room used for non-manual work)
    Synonyms: despacho, (colloquial) ofi
  2. workshop
    Synonym: taller
  3. laboratory (in a pharmacy)
    Synonym: laboratorio

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Chavacano: oficina
  • → Cebuano: opisina
  • → Tagalog: opisina

Further reading

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