proa

Alternative forms

• prau, prahu, perahu, prow

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.

Anagrams

• Paro, prao, roap

Noun

proa f (plural proes)

1. Alternative form of proba

Etymology

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

Noun

proa f (plural proes)

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

Noun

proa m (plural proas)

1. Alternative spelling of prao

Further reading

• “proa” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• prao

Etymology

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

Noun

proa f (plural proas)

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

Etymology

From Latin proba.

Noun

proa f (plural [please provide])

1. test, experiment
2. proof

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpru.a/

Noun

proa f (plural pruas)

1. (nautical) bow, prow

Etymology

From Latin prora, 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)

Etymology

From prora, from Latin prora, 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)