prau

See also: práu

English

Noun

prau (plural praus)

1. Alternative form of proa
   • 1900, Joseph Conrad, Lord Jim, ch 2:

     ... they had collected there, coming from north and south and from the outskirts of the East, after treading the jungle paths, descending the rivers, coasting in praus along the shallows, crossing in small canoes from island to island, passing through suffering, meeting strange sights, beset by strange fears, upheld by one desire.

Anagrams

• ARPU, rupa

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Aragonese

Etymology

From Latin pratum.

Noun

prau

1. meadow

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Asturian

Etymology

From Latin prātum. Compare Spanish prado.

Noun

prau m (plural praos)

1. meadow

Related terms

• pradería

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Javanese

Etymology

From Old Javanese parahu.

Noun

prau

1. boat

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Megleno-Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from a (South) Slavic prachŭ or Old Church Slavonic прахъ (praxŭ), from Proto-Slavic *porxъ. Compare Romanian praf.

Noun

prau n

1. dust

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