grúa

Meaning

1. (feminine) tow truck
2. (feminine) crane (machine)
3. (alt-of, feminine, obsolete) obsolete form of grulla

Concepts

crane

derrick

breakdown van

lift

tow truck

wrecking truck

towing service

breakdown lorry

tow-car

breakdown service

Synonyms

grulla

remolque

servicio de remolque

coche grúa

Translations

grue

gru

Kran

hijskraan

γερανός

kraan

carro attrezzi

guindaste

grua

Abschleppwagen

grua

derrick

dépanneuse

Bohrturm

Hyphenated as

grú‧a

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɡɾua/

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish: grua

Inherited from Latin: grūs

In summary

Inherited from Old Spanish grua, from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of grulla