grúa

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Galician

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Noun

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grúa f (plural grúas)

  1. crane (bird)
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Spanish

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A tow truck (#1)
A crane (mechanical) (#2)

Etymology

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Inherited from Old Spanish grua, from Latin gruem (crane), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (to cry hoarsely).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈɡɾua/ [ˈɡɾu.a]
  • Rhymes: -ua
  • Syllabification: grú‧a

Noun

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grúa f (plural grúas)

  1. tow truck
  2. crane (machine)
  3. Obsolete form of grulla.

Derived terms

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Further reading

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