almadraba

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noun

A Mediterranean fishing technique for catching Atlantic bluefin tuna consisting of suspending nets in walls that guide the fish to a central net trap where they are caught for slaughter.

OriginSpanish almadraba →
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Meanings

nounalmadraba (countable and uncountable, plural almadrabas)

plural almadrabas

  1. uncountableA Mediterranean fishing technique for catching Atlantic bluefin tuna consisting of suspending nets in walls that guide the fish to a central net trap where they are caught for slaughter.
  2. countableAn arrangement of nets for this purpose.

Origin

  1. Spanishalmadraba
  2. Englishalmadraba

From Spanish almadraba.

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Translations

Catalan almadrava
  • almadravaa Mediterranean fishing technique for catching tuna
Portuguese almadrava, almadraba
  • almadravaa Mediterranean fishing technique for catching tuna
  • almadrabaa Mediterranean fishing technique for catching tuna
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APA

almadraba. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almadraba

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“almadraba.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almadraba. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “almadraba,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/almadraba.

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