usina
Portuguese, noun/uˈzĩ.nɐ/
usina is spelled U-S-I-N-A (5 letters) and appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 5,502nd most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Usina is a Portuguese feminine noun meaning “plant (factory or industrial facility), especially a large one” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a third-person singular present indicative of usinar. The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “engenho; fábrica”.
What does usina mean in English?
noun
- 1
Brazilfeminineplant (factory or industrial facility), especially a large one
- 2
Brazilfemininesugar mill (factory that produces sugar)
- 3
Brazilfemininepower plant (industrial complex where electricity is produced)
verb
- 1
third-person singular present indicative
- 2
second-person singular imperative
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. engenho; fábrica 2. estabelecimento fabril
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of usina
- usinas plural
- uzina alternative obsolete
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce usina?
- Brazil /uˈzĩ.nɐ/
- Portugal /uˈzi.nɐ/
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to usina
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is usina in Portuguese?
usina appears 14 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).