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pesca

fishing

noun PES-kah Less Common
Food & Drink Ingredients

Origin: From Latin piscari (to fish), from piscis (fish).

Also means

catch (of fish)

Usage Note

Pesca refers both to the activity of fishing and, collectively, to the catch or haul. It should not be confused with pescado (fish as food) or pez (live fish). The compound pesca deportiva means sport fishing, and barco de pesca means fishing boat. The related verb is pescar.

Examples

"La pesca es la principal actividad de ese pueblo."

Natural Translation

Fishing is the main activity of that village.

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