fábrica
See also: fabrica, fabricá, fabricà, fàbrica, and fabrică
Asturian
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”).
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábriques)
- factory
Galician
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfa.βɾi.ka̝/
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábricas)
- factory
Further reading
- “fábrica” in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega, Royal Galician Academy.
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”). Doublet of frágua and forja.
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bɾi.kɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bɾi.ka/
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈfa.bɾi.kɐ/ [ˈfa.βɾi.kɐ]
- Hyphenation: fá‧bri‧ca
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábricas)
- factory (manufacturing place)
- Synonyms: engenho, indústria, oficina, (Brazil) usina
Derived terms
- de fábrica
Related terms
- fabricação
- fabricado
- fabricante
- fabricar
- fabricável
- fabrico
- fabril
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”). Doublet of fragua.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfabɾika/ [ˈfa.β̞ɾi.ka]
Audio (Chile) (file) - Rhymes: -abɾika
- Syllabification: fá‧bri‧ca
Noun
fábrica f (plural fábricas)
- factory
Usage notes
- Fábrica is a false friend, and does not mean fabric. The Spanish word for fabric is tela or tejido.
Related terms
- forja
- orfebre
See also
- fabricante
- fabricar
- factoría
Further reading
- “fábrica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014