frota

Meaning

fleet

Gender

♀️ Feminine

Pronounced as (IPA)

[ˈfɾɔtɐ]

Etymology

From Old Galician-Portuguese frota (13th century, Cantigas de Santa Maria), from Old French flote, from Old Norse floti, from Proto-Germanic *flutōną (“to float”), from Proto-Indo-European *plewd-, *plew- (“to float, swim, fly”).

Sentences

Tamén fuxiron sen problemas dunha frota enviada para destruílos.

They also escaped without a hitch from a fleet sent to destroy them.