ferraria

Meaning

Noun

1. (countable, feminine) smithery, forge (workshop)
2. (feminine, uncountable) smithery (the trade or craft of a smith)

Verb

first/third-person singular conditional of ferrar

ferrar

1. to horseshoe (to apply horseshoes to a horse or other hooved animal)
2. (Brazil, slang) to screw (to beset with unfortunate circumstances)
3. (archaic) to anchor (to cast a ship’s anchor)

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Concepts

ironworks

foundry

smithy

Translations

herrería

ferriera

ferreria

Eisenhütte

Eisenwerk

Schmiede

forge

sidérurgie

usine sidérurgique

fonderie de fonte

magona

stabilimento siderurgico

demirhane

foneria

Pronounced as (IPA)

/fe.ʁaˈɾi.ɐ/

Etymology

Cognate with Galician: ferraría

Cognate with Spanish: herrería

In summary

From ferro (“iron”) + -aria (“-ary”). Compare Galician ferraría and Spanish herrería. Piecewise doublet of Ferreira.