aduana

/aˈdwana/ · B2 · noun · f

customs

aduana — customs

🛃 aduana = Arabic ad-dīwān (register/office), same root as French douane

Spanish borrowed it from Arabic ad-dīwān, meaning the office or register where duties were recorded. Italian dogana and French douane come from the same root, so link the d-w-n sounds across all three.

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