fucina

Italian

Etymology 1

Inherited from Latin officīna (“workshop”). Compare the learnèd borrowing officina. Alternatively from fuoco (“fire”), compare cucina (“kitchen”) and cuoco (“cook”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /fuˈt͡ʃi.na/
• Rhymes: -ina
• Hyphenation: fu‧cì‧na

Noun

fucina f (plural fucine)

1. forge
2. hotbed, breeding ground

Etymology 2

Verb

fucina

1. inflection of fucinare:
   1. third-person singular present indicative
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• fucina in Treccani.it – Vocabolario Treccani on line, Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana