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Traditional Mallorcan object

Salabre

At a glance

Net bag on the tip of a stick or cane: the salabardo. It is used to remove the fish from the water or collect it from another net.

Objects and tools
Traditional Mallorcan object
Words
ni un salabre, salabre
Net landing 2.jpg
Net landing 2.jpg — Huangdan2060, CC BY 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

What is

Net bag on the tip of a stick or cane: the salabardo. It is used to remove the fish from the water or collect it from another net.

How is

  • Hoop with net bag, on a wooden or cane handle.

How is fa

Com s'usa

  • With the fitora and the light in night fishing; to get fish from the creel or rod.

Vocabulary

  • salabre — salabardo (bal., DCVB).
  • brackish (2) — in Llucmajor, Bunyola, Binissalem and Mancor: brackish water or very cold salty air.
  • not even a salabre - nothing at all (Palma, Manacor).

History

  • Uncertain etymology, perhaps Latin \salabrum* (Corominas).

On veure'n

  • Any fishing llaüt.

Why is it design

  • Minimum shore tool: hoop, net, stick.

For the project

  • The word has three Majorcan meanings: a good entry for a glossary.

Frequently asked questions

What is Salabre?

Net bag on the tip of a stick or cane: the salabardo. It is used to remove the fish from the water or collect it from another net.

What are the traditional words for Salabre?

Some words: ni un salabre, salabre.

Sources

Working text from the Disseny Indígena knowledge base, machine-translated from Spanish.

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