Polyglot Dictionary

aduana

/aˈdwɐ̃nɐ/

a noun B2

o (masc.) a (fem.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
as aduanas

Meaning

  1. customs

    • Passamos pela aduana.

      We went through customs.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

alfândega

alfândega is more common and standard in Brazilian Portuguese; aduana is used more in some formal contexts — both mean "customs."

Similar in other languages

Spanish

aduana

aduana is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "customs."

French

douane

douane is the French word for the same thing — both mean "customs."

Practice

1 What does aduana mean?

2 Fill the gap: Passamos pela ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches aduana?

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