atarraya

Spanish

Etymology

Borrowed from Andalusian Arabic الطراحة (aṭ-ṭarráḥa).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): (everywhere but Argentina and Uruguay) /ataˈraʝa/ [a.t̪aˈra.ʝa]
IPA^(key): (Buenos Aires and environs) /ataˈraʃa/ [a.t̪aˈra.ʃa]
IPA^(key): (elsewhere in Argentina and Uruguay) /ataˈraʒa/ [a.t̪aˈra.ʒa]

Rhymes: -aʝa
Syllabification: a‧ta‧rra‧ya

Noun

atarraya f (plural atarrayas)

fishing net
Synonyms: red de pesca, esparavel

Further reading

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

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