Feminine
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proa

Meaning

bow, prow (front of a boat or ship)

Opposite of
popa
Frequency

C2
Hyphenated as
pro‧a
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈpɾoa/
Etymology

In summary

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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