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fish trap

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A contraption made of wires, rods, fishing-net or other suitable materials with the purpose of catching fish alive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From fish + trap.

Across languages

Translations

55 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ahtna: tizʼaani — contraption to catch fish
  • Aklanon: bobo — contraption to catch fish
  • Belarusian: вярша́ (vjaršá) — contraption to catch fish
  • Belarusian: буч (buč) — contraption to catch fish
  • Catalan: nansa — contraption to catch fish
  • Chukchi: ачынеӈ (ačynjeṇ) — contraption to catch fish
  • Czech: vrš — contraption to catch fish
  • Danish: ruse — contraption to catch fish
  • Southwestern Dinka: rɔ̈k — contraption to catch fish
  • Esperanto: naso — contraption to catch fish
  • Esperanto: fiŝkaptilo — contraption to catch fish
  • Finnish: rysä — contraption to catch fish
  • Finnish: katiska — contraption to catch fish
  • Finnish: merta — contraption to catch fish
  • French: nasse — contraption to catch fish
  • Galician: nasa — contraption to catch fish
  • German: Reuse — contraption to catch fish
  • Hungarian: varsa — contraption to catch fish
  • Kavalan: bubu — contraption to catch fish
  • Latvian: veñteris — contraption to catch fish
  • Lithuanian: venteris — contraption to catch fish
  • Macedonian: врша (vrša) — contraption to catch fish
  • Malay: bubu — contraption to catch fish
  • Mansaka: bobo — contraption to catch fish
  • Norwegian Bokmål: ruse — contraption to catch fish
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kjer — contraption to catch fish
  • Polish: więcierz — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: nassa — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: covo — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: cobo — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: juquiá — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: guelricho — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: botirão — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: munzuá — contraption to catch fish
  • Portuguese: murjona (Algarve) — contraption to catch fish
  • Russian: ве́рша (vérša) — contraption to catch fish
  • Russian: ве́нтерь (vénterʹ) — contraption to catch fish
  • Russian: ве́нтель (véntelʹ) — contraption to catch fish
  • Russian: мерёжа (merjóža) — contraption to catch fish
  • Russian: куто́к (kutók) — contraption to catch fish
  • Russian: вя́тель (vjátelʹ) — contraption to catch fish
  • Slovene: vrša — contraption to catch fish
  • Spanish: buitrón — contraption to catch fish
  • Spanish: nasa — contraption to catch fish
  • Spanish: nansa — contraption to catch fish
  • Spanish: cambín — contraption to catch fish
  • Spanish: garlito — contraption to catch fish
  • Spanish: chistera — contraption to catch fish
  • Sranan Tongo: maswa — contraption to catch fish
  • Swahili: dema — contraption to catch fish
  • Swedish: fiskfälla — contraption to catch fish
  • Swedish: ryssja — contraption to catch fish
  • Lower Tanana: tadhe'oni — contraption to catch fish
  • Tày: bú — contraption to catch fish
  • Ukrainian: ве́рша (vérša) — contraption to catch fish