tonnara

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Italian tonnara

Noun[edit]

tonnara (plural tonnaras or tonnare)

  1. A set of specially arranged fishing nets used to catch bluefin tuna.

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Italian[edit]

Italian Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia it
Un dipinto raffigurante una tonnara. – A painting depicting a tonnara.

Etymology[edit]

From tonno (“tuna”).

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /tonˈna.ra/
  • Rhymes: -ara
  • Hyphenation: ton‧nà‧ra

Noun[edit]

tonnara f (plural tonnare)

  1. a set of specially arranged fishing nets used to catch bluefin tuna; almadraba
  2. (by extension) the place where such nets are employed

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