xávega

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَبَكَة (šabaka, “net”).[1][2] Compare Spanish jábega.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ve.ɡɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ˈʃa.ve.ɡa/
 

  • Hyphenation: xá‧ve‧ga

Noun

xávega f (plural xávegas)

  1. (fishing) a form of artisanal fishing which involves setting nets in the sea and then trawling them using animals or machines in land.

Adjective

xávega m or f (plural xávegas)

  1. (fishing) related to that type of fishing
    arte xávega ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)

References

  1. ^ “xávega”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2025
  2. ^ “xávega”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2025
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