redada

/reˈdada/ · B2 · noun · f

catch

🐟 redada = red + a net: a red-alert sweep that scoops everything up

Comes from red (net). A redada is a net cast out: fishermen haul in a catch, and police sweep up suspects in a raid. Same root as red, the Spanish word for net, and the English word redada-style sweep means one cast of the net.

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