almadrava
Catalan
Etymology
From Andalusian Arabic المضربة (almaḍrába)..
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): (Central) [əl.məˈðɾa.βə]
- IPA(key): (Balearic) [əl.məˈðɾa.və]
- IPA(key): (Valencia) [al.maˈðɾa.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 [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “almadrava”, in Gran Diccionari de la Llengua Catalana, Grup Enciclopèdia Catalana, 2025.
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]
- (Northern Portugal) IPA(key): /al.mɐˈdɾa.bɐ/ [aɫ.mɐˈðɾa.βɐ]
- Hyphenation: al‧ma‧dra‧va
Noun
almadrava f (plural almadravas)