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prou

Pronunciation: [ˈpɾo̞w]

“prou” is a Catalan word. Its 5 meanings in English:

adjective

  1. enough, sufficient

pronoun

  1. enough, an adequate number or amount

adverb

  1. enough, sufficiently
  2. quite, considerably

interjection

  1. enough! stop it!

In Catalan

  1. En quantitat o de manera suficient, acceptable o mitjana, tant com cal o en cal, que no se separa gaire del terme mitjà; no poc; més aviat tal cosa.
  2. certament
  3. Suficient en quantitat.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Catalan prou, from Late Latin prōde (“profitable”), rebracketed from Latin prōdest (“is useful”). Compare French prou.

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