fábrica

See also: fabrica, fabricá, fabricà, fàbrica, and fabrică

Asturian

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”).

Noun

fábrica f (plural fábriques)

1. factory

Galician

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfa.βɾi.ka̝/

Noun

fábrica f (plural fábricas)

1. factory

Further reading

• “fábrica”, in Dicionario da Real Academia Galega (in Galician), A Coruña: Royal Galician Academy, 2012–2024

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”). Doublet of frágua and forja.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈfa.bɾi.kɐ/

• (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)

1. factory (manufacturing place)

   Synonyms: engenho, indústria, oficina, usina (Brazil)

Derived terms

• de fábrica

 

Related terms

• fabricação
• fabricado
• fabricante
• fabricar
• fabricável
• fabrico
• fabril

 

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin fabrica (“workshop”). Doublet of forja, fragua, and froga.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfabɾika/ [ˈfa.β̞ɾi.ka]

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• Rhymes: -abɾika
• Syllabification: fá‧bri‧ca

Noun

fábrica f (plural fábricas)

1. factory

   Synonym: planta

Usage notes

• Fábrica is a false friend, and does not mean fabric. The Spanish word for fabric is tela or tejido.

Derived terms

• marca de fábrica
• obra de fábrica

 

Related terms

• forja
• orfebre

 

See also

• fabricante
• fabricar
• factoría

 

Further reading

• “fábrica”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2024 December 10