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prao

[prou]
–noun, plural praos.
proa.

Origin:
see proa

pro⋅a

[proh-uh]
–noun
any of various types of Indonesian boats, esp. a swift Malay sailing boat built with the lee side flat and balanced by a single outrigger.


Origin:
1575–85; < Malay pərahu, pərau (sp. perahu) (< Kannada paḍahu, or a cognate Dravidian word); prob. influenced by Sp or Pg proa prow 1 , bow
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