rúa

See also: rua, ruá, rùa, rũa, rủa, rữa, rửa, and ru'a

Galician

Street sign in Galicia

Rúa do Franco (left) and Rúa do Vilar (right), Santiago de Compostela

Etymology

Ultimately from Latin rūga (“wrinkle”), probably through Old French rue, or influenced by it.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ˈru.ɐ]

Noun

rúa f (plural rúas)

1. street
2. path in a garden

Derived terms

• A Rúa de Valdeorras
• Rúa
• Rúa Nova
• Rúa Travesa
• ruada (“night street feast”)
• ruavella
• rueiro (“a group of houses”)
• Ruela

Related terms

• enruga

References

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• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rúa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN