carnada

/kaɾˈnada/ · B2 · noun · f

bait

🎣🪱 carnada = carn(e) 'meat' + -ada: a meaty thing used to lure fish

Carnada comes from Spanish carne (meat), since meat was an early fish lure. Link carn- (as in carnivore) with catching: carne + -ada gives the thing made of meat that tempts the catch.

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