darsena

See also: dársena

Italian

Etymology

From Ligurian, from Arabic دَار اَلصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, “industry house”). Compare arsenale and arzanà. Cognate with Spanish dársena.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdar.se.na/
• Rhymes: -arsena
• Hyphenation: dàr‧se‧na

Noun

darsena f (plural darsene)

1. a dock (for ship to shore or repairs)

Further reading

• darsena in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana

Anagrams

• sardena