THE VENSZUELAN SALT-FISK INDUSTRIES 



APPENDIX II 

 GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED IN VENEZUELAN FISHING INDUSTRY 



alambre de malla 



alambre de cobre 



alta mar 



ancla 



anzuelo 



arepa 



banco 



barco vivero 



barricos, barriles 



bou 



braza 



buches 



buzo 



cayuco 



cabulla 



cadena 



caladero * 



calado 



caLdo de pescado 



calon 



campana 



canoa 



cardumen 



casabe 



chinchorro 



compadre 



cordel 



culo de mono 



currican 



deposito 



filete 



funche 



gasoil 



goleta 



guaral 



guapeando 



guisado 



harpon 



hieladero 



hilo 



interraedario 



j ens on 



lancha 



lomo 



malla 



mandinga 



maqulnlsta 



maqulna 



m'sleu 



nasa 



palangre 



papelon 



patron 



peces de bulto 



peces de fondo 



peces oceanicoa 



pies 



pila 



chicken wire 



copper trolling wire 



high seas 



anchor 



hook 



corn bread 



fishing bank 



live-well boat 



barrels or kegs 



trawl net' 



fathom 



sounds (air bladders of fish)^ 



diver 



dugout canoe 



cable or rope 



chain 



ground for hauling beach seine 



set of beach seine 



fish soup 



wing (of net) 



when fishermen visit temporary fishing grounds 



a dugout canoe * 



school of fish 



cassava bread 



large haul or beach seine 



friend (Isla Margarita) 



line 



a type of double-ended boat used at Isla Kargarita 



trolling line 



deposit or depot 



gill-net 



corn-meal cake 



diesel oil 



large sailing vessel, schooner rigged 



cotton twine 



spinning or using live bait or using a lure 



stew 



harpoon 



freezing boat equipped vfith ice box 



cotton twine 



middleman 



outboard motor 



motorboat 



filet of fish 



mesh 



small haul or beach seine 



engineer 



engine or motor 



foreigner 



fish pot 



shark line trawl gear, chain 



crude sugar 



captain 



fishes of little or no value 



bottom-living fish 



pelagic fish 



feet 



kench ■ 



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