oficina
A nitrate-producing factory in a Spanish-speaking country.
The external aspect of the oficina was not unlike that of a north-country coal or iron mine—tall chimneys and machinery, corrugated iron buildings, offices and houses, the shanties of workmen, a high bank of refuse.
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Spanish oficina. Doublet of officina and usine.
Adapted from the Wiktionary entry oficina (CC BY-SA 4.0).