tonnara

English

Etymology

Italian tonnara

Noun

tonnara (plural tonnaras or tonnare)

  1. A set of specially arranged fishing nets used to catch bluefin tuna.

See also

Italian
Un dipinto raffigurante una tonnara. – A painting depicting a tonnara.

Etymology

From tonno (“tuna”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /tonˈna.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Hyphenation: ton‧nà‧ra

Noun

tonnara f (plural tonnare)

  1. a set of specially arranged fishing nets used to catch bluefin tuna; almadraba
  2. (by extension) the place where such nets are employed

Derived terms

See also
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