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proa¹

  • /ˈpɹəʊ.ə/ UK
  • /ˈpɹoʊ.ə/ US

Rhymes with -əʊə

Where it comes from

From Malay perau, a variant of perahu. In some forms via Portuguese parão or Dutch prauw; in some forms assimilated to prow.

noun proas · parao · perahu · prahu · prau · prow

  1. A sailing vessel found in the waters of Micronesia and Indonesia; it has a single, large outrigger and a triangular sail. 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—

Proa²

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Galician Proa and Portuguese Prôa; this surname is predominantly found in Mexico.

proper noun Proas

  1. A surname.

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noun sailing vessel

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"proa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/proa. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

proa. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/proa

Chicago

"proa." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/proa.

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@misc{proa_2026,
  title = {proa},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/proa},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}