almadrava

Catalan

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المضربة‎ (almaḍrába).

Pronunciation

(Balearic) IPA^(key): /əl.məˈdɾa.və/

(Central) IPA^(key): /əl.məˈdɾa.bə/

(Valencian) IPA^(key): /al.maˈdɾa.va/

Noun

almadrava f (plural almadraves)

fishing nets arranged as a fence to corral and catch tuna
the string used for making such fishing net

Further reading

“almadrava” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.
“almadrava” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
“almadrava”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2023

Portuguese

Alternative forms

almadraba

Noun

almadrava f (plural almadravas)

(fishing) almadraba (a Mediterranean fishing technique for catching tuna)

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