fisga

Meaning

Noun

1. (Portugal, feminine) slingshot (device for shooting small projectiles)
2. (feminine) gig (a forked spear used to catch fish)
3. (feminine) barb (a point that stands backwards, especially in a fishhook or gig)

Verb

1. (form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person) inflection of fisgar:
2. (form-of, imperative, second-person, singular) inflection of fisgar:

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fisgar

to hook (to catch with a hook)

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Concepts

slingshot

catapult

sling

Synonyms

baladeira

atiradeira

estilingue

funda

setra

bodoque

Bodoque

Translations

fionda

tirador

tirador

fronde

catapulte

catapulta

Schleuder

fustibalus

Steinschleuder

katapult

biombo

lance-pierre

honda

Zwille

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfiz.ɡɐ/

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish: fisga

In summary

From Spanish fisga (“trident, harpoon”), back-formation from fisgar (“to spear, harpoon”).