rúa

See also: rua, ruá, rùa, rũa, rủa, rữa, rửa, and ru'a

Galician
Street sign in Galicia
Rúa do Franco (left) and Rúa do Vilar (right), Santiago de Compostela

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rūga (“wrinkle”), probably through Old French rue, or influenced by it.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [ˈru.ɐ]

Noun

rúa f (plural rúas)

  1. street
  2. path in a garden

Derived terms
  • A Rúa de Valdeorras
  • Rúa
  • Rúa Nova
  • Rúa Travesa
  • ruada (“night street feast”)
  • ruavella
  • rueiro (“a group of houses”)
  • Ruela

References
  • “rua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval, SLI - ILGA 2006-2012.
  • “rua” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006-2013.
  • “rúa” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
  • “rúa” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.
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