xávega
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Portuguese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Arabic شَبَكَة (šabaka, “net”).[1][2] Compare Spanish jábega.
Pronunciation
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- Hyphenation: xá‧ve‧ga
Noun
[edit]xávega f (plural xávegas)
- (fishing) a form of artisanal fishing which involves setting nets in the sea and then trawling them using animals or machines in land.
Adjective
[edit]xávega m or f (plural xávegas)
- (fishing) related to that type of fishing
- arte xávega ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
References
[edit]- ^ “xávega”, in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024
- ^ “xávega”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2024