prùa

See also: prua and prúa

Istriot

Alternative forms

• prua

Etymology

From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira). Compare Italian prua.

Noun

prùa f

1. bow (front of a ship), prow
   • 1877, Antonio Ive, Canti popolari istriani: raccolti a Rovigno, volume 5, Ermanno Loescher, page 99:

     A poûpa, a prùa a xì doûto bandere,

     At the stern, at the bow everything is flags,