xávega

Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

(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)

a form of artisanal fishing

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