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aduana.

customs (agency that collect the taxes on imported goods)

6 characters3 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/a.duˈɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/aˈdwɐ̃.nɐ/Brazil/ɐˈdwɐ.nɐ/Portugal[ɐˈðwɐ.nɐ]Portugal
  1. customs (agency that collect the taxes on imported goods)

    feminine
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān) Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān)bor. Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān) Andalusian Arabic *الدوان (ad-duwān)bor. Old Galician-Portuguese aduana Portuguese aduana Inherited from Old Galician-Portuguese aduana, borrowed from Andalusian Arabic *الدوان (ad-duwān, “the administrative office”), from Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān), borrowed from Classical Persian دیوَان (dēwān), from Middle Persian d(p)ywʾn' (dēwān, “archive, collected writings”).

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