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)

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, 2024

Portuguese

Alternative forms

• almadraba

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /aw.maˈdɾa.vɐ/ [aʊ̯.maˈdɾa.vɐ]

• (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]

• (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)

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