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aduana.

customs

6 characters3 syllables approx.Español language

Meaning & usage

noun/aˈdwana/[aˈð̞wa.na]/aduˈana/[a.ð̞uˈa.na]
  1. customs

    feminine · in-plural · singular · uncountable
  2. customs office

    countable · feminine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic *الدوان (ad-duwān, “the administrative office”), a variant of الديوان (ad-dīwān), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Cognates include Portuguese aduana and (without the Arabic article) Catalan duana and French douane.

noun/aˈdwana/[aˈð̞wa.na]/aduˈana/[a.ð̞uˈa.na]
  1. customs

    feminine · in-plural · singular · uncountable
  2. customs office

    countable · feminine · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old Spanish [Term?], from Andalusian Arabic *الدوان (ad-duwān, “the administrative office”), a variant of الديوان (ad-dīwān), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), from Persian دیوان (dêvân), ultimately from Sumerian 𒁾 (dub). Cognates include Portuguese aduana and (without the Arabic article) Catalan duana and French douane.

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