lavorazione

processing, manufacturing

noun lah-voh-rah-TSYOH-neh Less Common

Also means

workmanship

Usage Note

Lavorazione refers to an industrial or artisanal process of working a material (la lavorazione del marmo — marble processing; lavorazione artigianale — artisan craftsmanship). It is the noun of lavorare (to work) used in production/manufacturing contexts, not for someone's act of working in general (for that use lavoro).

Examples

"La lavorazione del legno richiede molta esperienza."

Natural Translation

Wood processing requires a lot of experience.

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