proa

English

Alternative forms

Etymology

From Malay perahu.

Noun

proa (plural proas)

  1. (nautical) A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
    • 1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXII,
      I noticed that on the sea were numerous fantastically shaped canoes—or rather boats—like Malay proas, or the canoes used by many of the South Sea islanders.

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Asturian

Noun

proa f (plural proes)

  1. Alternative form of proba

Catalan

Etymology

From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira).

Noun

proa f (plural proes)

  1. prow, bow (front part of a ship)

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French

Noun

proa m (plural proas)

  1. Alternative spelling of prao

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Galician

Etymology

From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira).

Noun

proa f (plural proas)

  1. bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Antonyms


Ladin

Etymology

From Latin proba.

Noun

proa f (plural [please provide])

  1. test, experiment
  2. proof

Occitan

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpru.a/

Noun

proa f (plural pruas)

  1. (nautical) bow, prow

Antonyms


Portuguese

proa

Etymology

From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira), related to pro (beginning, forward). Compare Spanish proa, French proue.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈproɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pro‧a

Noun

proa f (plural proas)

  1. (nautical) bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

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Spanish

Etymology

From prora, from Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈpɾoa/

Noun

proa f (plural proas)

  1. (nautical) bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Antonyms

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