madrague
English
editEtymology
editNoun
editmadrague (plural madragues)
- (fishing) A large fish pound used for the capture of tuna in the Mediterranean, now a forbidden practice in places.
References
edit- “madrague”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish almadraba, from Arabic مضربة (maḍraba), ضرب (ḍaraba). Attested since 1679.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editmadrague f (plural madragues)
- (fishing) madrague (a large fish pound used for the capture of tuna in the Mediterranean, now a forbidden practice in places)
Verb
editmadrague
- inflection of madraguer:
Further reading
edit- “madrague”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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