usina

• Homophones: usinas, usinât

usina

1. third-person singular past historic of usiner

• uzina (obsolete)

From French usine (“factory; works”).

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.ˈzi.na/, /u.ˈzi.nɐ/
• Hyphenation: u‧si‧na

usina f (plural usinas)

1. (Brazil) plant (factory or industrial facility), especially a large one
2. (Brazil) sugar mill (factory that produces sugar)
3. (Brazil) power plant (industrial complex where electricity is produced)

• (factory): engenho, fábrica, indústria
• (sugar mill): engenho, engenho de açúcar
• (power plant): central elétrica (Portugal)

• usinado
• usinagem
• usinar
• usineiro

usina

1. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present indicative of usinar
2. Second-person singular (tu) affirmative imperative of usinar

usina f (plural usinas)

1. plant (factory or industrial facility), especially a large one