paranza

Italian

Etymology

From paro, an old variant of paio in the sense of 'tools, harnesses, utensils'. Compare with Latin parātus.

Noun

paranza f (plural paranze)

1. (nautical) trawler
2. trawl (net)

Derived terms

• frittura di paranza (“fried fish, generally small, captured by trawls”)
• paranzella

Maltese

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian paranza.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈrant͡s/

Noun

paranza f (plural paranzi)

1. (nautical) trawler

Spanish

Etymology

From parar (“to stop”) +‎ -anza, literally “a place in which to stop”.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): (Spain) /paˈɾanθa/ [paˈɾãn̟.θa]
• IPA^(key): (Latin America) /paˈɾansa/ [paˈɾãn.sa]
• Rhymes: -anθa
• Rhymes: -ansa
• Syllabification: pa‧ran‧za

Noun

paranza f (plural paranzas)

1. a hideout where the hunter waits for game to come by

   Synonym: tollo

Derived terms

• parancero

 

Further reading

• “paranza”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014