usina

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See also: usíná and -ušina

French

Pronunciation

Verb

usina

  1. third-person singular past historic of usiner

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: u‧si‧na

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French usine (“factory; works”). Doublet of oficina.

Alternative forms

Noun

usina f (plural usinas)

  1. (Brazil) plant (factory or industrial facility), especially a large one
  2. (Brazil) sugar mill (factory that produces sugar)
  3. (Brazil) power plant (industrial complex where electricity is produced)
Synonyms

Etymology 2

Verb

usina

  1. inflection of usinar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from French usine (“factory; works”). Doublet of oficina.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /uˈsina/
  • Rhymes: -ina
  • Syllabification: u‧si‧na

Noun

usina f (plural usinas)

  1. plant (factory or industrial facility), especially a large one

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