trasmallo

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Spanish

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Etymology

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Borrowed from Aragonese trasmallo, itself from Late Latin tremaculum, from tri- (tri-) +‎ macula (spot, speck; mesh, cell). Cognate with English trammel.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): (most of Spain and Latin America) /tɾasˈmaʝo/ [t̪ɾazˈma.ʝo]
  • IPA(key): (rural northern Spain, Andes Mountains, Philippines) /tɾasˈmaʎo/ [t̪ɾazˈma.ʎo]
  • IPA(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /tɾasˈmaʃo/ [t̪ɾazˈma.ʃo]
  • IPA(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /tɾasˈmaʒo/ [t̪ɾazˈma.ʒo]

 

  • Syllabification: tras‧ma‧llo

Noun

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trasmallo m (plural trasmallos)

  1. drift net (very long fishing net)
    • 2016 October 14, “Alarma en puerto de Anconcito por el asalto a lanchas”, in El Universo[1]:
      Versiones de los pescadores indican que sujetos a bordo de lanchas rápidas los amedrentaron, hicieron disparos al aire, los insultaron y los despojaron de fibras, trasmallos e implementos de trabajo.
      (please add an English translation of this quotation)

Further reading

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