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noun, feminine

dársena

/ˈdaɾsena/

noun, feminine/ˈdaɾsena/plural: dársenas

dock (internal part of a harbour used for shoring vessels); dock (internal part of a harbour used for loading and unloading or repairing vessels); area used for loading and unloading vehicles

Borrowed from Arabic دَار الصِّنَاعَة (dār aṣ-ṣināʕa, “industry house, manufacturing shop”), from دَار (dār) + صِنَاعَة (ṣināʕa). Compare Spanish arsenal and atarazana. Cognate with Italian darsena.