almadrava

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)

1. fishing nets arranged as a fence to corral and catch tuna
2. 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

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Portuguese

Alternative forms

• almadraba

Noun

almadrava f (plural almadravas)

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