name
Meaning 1
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
proa
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK: /ˈpɹəʊ.ə/
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US: /ˈpɹoʊ.ə/
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rhymes with -əʊə
noun
Meaning 2
A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- 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, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt 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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Borrowed from Galician Proa and Portuguese Prôa; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.
From Malay perau, a variant of perahu. In some forms via Portuguese parão or Dutch prauw; in some forms assimilated to prow.
Across languages
Translations
3 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Dutch: prauw — sailing vessel
- French: prao — sailing vessel
- Malay: perahu — sailing vessel