Do you know the origin of the word “trainera”?
06 Jul
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The boat named “trainera” get the name from the word “traína” or “traiña” coming from the latin verb “traginare” (drag). The “traina” was a net of fence used in the anchovies and sardines fishing in boats promotes by oar and sail: “traineras”.
The writer Pío Baroja in his work “Vidas Sombrías” includes a short story with the title “Ángelus” where he describes the vicissitudes about a “trainera” and their crew from Mutriku, thirteen man and one women.