fisga
English translation: spear fishinng or gigging
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| 4 +1 | harpoon |
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| 5 | catapult |
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| 5 | spear fishinng or gigging |
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| 4 | gaff |
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| 1 | slingshot |
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peer agreement (net): +1harpoon Explanation: Harpoons are time-honored tools for fishing, particularly in the Brazilian Amazon, where we served for ten years. "Fisga" was frequently used to mean "harpoon" by villagers. Porto Editora and Ximenes dictionaries agree, as does your ref. Example sentence(s):
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slingshot Explanation: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slingshot |
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catapult Explanation: UK version of slingshot! |
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gaff Explanation: Conheço também como (fishing gaff) |
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spear fishinng or gigging Explanation: spear fishing Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigging |
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