Fabbrica

Fabbrica is a feminine noun in Italian meaning factory or workshop. It designates a place where goods are produced, assembled, or crafted, and can also refer to a workshop used by artisans or builders. The word derives from Latin fabrica, meaning workshop or construction, and is connected to the verb fabbricare, to make or fabricate.

Historically, fabbrica has broader uses in architecture and ecclesiastical contexts, where it can denote the organization or workshop responsible for construction, restoration, or maintenance of a building. A well-known institutional use is the Fabbrica di San Pietro, the Vatican office charged with the management and preservation of St. Peter's Basilica.

In modern Italian, fabbrica covers a wide range of production facilities, from large industrial plants to small crafts workshops. It appears in expressions such as fabbrica di cioccolato (chocolate factory) or fabbrica automobilistica (automotive factory), reflecting its role as a site of creation and production.