proa

Meaning

bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Concepts

prow

bow

nose

fore

bows

Hyphenated as

pro‧a

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpɾoa/

Etymology

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

Sentences

Sobresalen la punta Proa al norte y la punta Timón al sur .

Proa Point to the north and Timon Point to the south stand out.