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proa

Pronunciation: /ˈpɾoa/

“proa” is a Spanish word. Its meaning in English:

noun

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

In Spanish

  1. Extremo delantero de una embarcación.
  2. Por extensión, sección delantera de la embarcación.
  3. Por extensión, proa de una aeronave.

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish proda, from Vulgar Latin *prōda, from Latin prōra (via dissimilation), borrowed from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prōîra), from Proto-Indo-European *pro-, form of *por-. Compare Italian proda.

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