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

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
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