aduana

Etymology

From Spanish aduana.

Noun

aduána

1. customs (office that taxes imported goods)
2. tax, toll

Pronunciation

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• Rhymes: -ɐ̃na

Noun

aduana f (plural aduanas)

1. customs (agency that collect the taxes on imported goods)

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic الديوان‎ (ad-dīwān, “the administrative office”), from Arabic دِيوَان‎ (dīwān, “administrative office”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aˈdwana/, [aˈðwana]

Noun

aduana f (plural aduanas)

1. customs (office that taxes imported goods)

Further reading

• “aduana” in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014.