fragua

== Spanish == === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɾaɡwa/ [ˈfɾa.ɣ̞wa] Rhymes: -aɡwa Syllabification: fra‧gua === Etymology 1 === Inherited from Old Spanish fragua, from older frauga, from a presumed earlier form *fravga, from a Vulgar Latin *frabica, a metathetic form of Latin fabrica (“workshop”), from faber (“forger, smith”). Doublet of froga, fábrica, and forja, the second borrowed from Latin and the third from French. Compare Portuguese frágua. ==== Noun ==== fragua f (plural fraguas) forge ===== Related terms ===== === Etymology 2 === ==== Verb ==== fragua inflection of fraguar: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative === References === === Further reading === “fragua”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025 “fragua”, in Diccionario de americanismos [Dictionary of Americanisms] (in Spanish), Association of Academies of the Spanish Language [Spanish: Asociación de Academias de la Lengua Española], 2010 DiPerú | Diccionario de peruanismos en línea