lampara

noun

lam·​pa·​ra

ˈlampərə

variants or lampara net

plural -s

: a fishing net that somewhat resembles a purse seine and is used especially for taking bait fishes

Word History

Etymology

probably from Spanish lámpara, literally, lamp, from Old Spanish lámpada, from Latin lampad-, lampas

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