almadrava

Catalan

Etymology

From Andalusian Arabic المضربة (almaḍrába).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): (Central) [əl.məˈðɾa.βə]
  • IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.məˈðɾa.və]
  • IPA(key): (Valencian) [al.maˈðɾa.va]

Noun

almadrava f (plural almadraves)

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

Further reading

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.maˈdɾa.vɐ/ [aʊ̯.maˈdɾa.vɐ]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /aw.maˈdɾa.va/ [aʊ̯.maˈdɾa.va]
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /al.mɐˈdɾa.vɐ/ [aɫ.mɐˈðɾa.vɐ]

  • Hyphenation: al‧ma‧dra‧va

Noun

almadrava f (plural almadravas)

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