Feminine
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dogana

Meaning

  1. (feminine) customs
  2. (feminine) customs house, custom house
  3. (feminine) custom duty, duty, customs

Concepts

customs duty

customs administration

custons tariffs

custom duties

customs office

Synonyms

ufficio doganale

circoscrizione doganale

dazio doganale

imposta doganale

Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
do‧gà‧na
Pronounced as (IPA)
/doˈɡa.na/
Etymology

From Sicilian Medieval Latin doana, dovana (attested from the end of the 12th century), from Andalusian Arabic *duwān, an alteration of the Arabic دِيوَان (dīwān, “administrative office”), borrowed from Persian دیوان (divân, “customs, divan”). Compare Piedmontese dogan-a.

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