Istriot
Etymology
From Latin prōra, from Ancient Greek πρῷρα (prôira). Compare Italian prua.
Noun
prùa f
- 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,