xávega

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.ve.ɡɐ/

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

 

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.vɨ.ɡɐ/ [ˈʃa.vɨ.ɣɐ]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.vɨ.ɡɐ/ [ˈʃa.vɨ.ɣɐ]
  • (Northern Portugal) IPA^(key): /ˈʃa.bɨ.ɡɐ/ [ˈʃa.βɨ.ɣɐ]

• Hyphenation: xá‧ve‧ga

Noun

xávega f (plural xávegas)

1. (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)

1. (fishing) related to that type of fishing

   arte xávega ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)