cortegada

Galician

Etymology

From Latin cortex (bark) +‎ -ada, which has a collective meaning. Compare alto Latin Corticata, today Galician Cortegada, perhaps meaning "covered with cork oaks".

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [koɾteˈɣaðɐ]

Noun

cortegada f (plural cortegadas)

  1. (nautical) set of floaters of a fishing net

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