xávega

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Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic شَبَكَة (šabaka, “net”). Compare Spanish jábega.

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ve.ɡɐ/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ve.ɡa/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.vɨ.ɡɐ/
- (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.bɨ.ɡɐ/

Hyphenation: xá‧ve‧ga

Noun

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

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

^ “xávega” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
^ “xávega” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.

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