pua

See also: Pua, PUA, púa, puã, and pu'a

English

Noun

pua (plural puas)

  1. A scraper or stick used to play a guiro.

Anagrams

Catalan

Pronunciation
  • (Balearic, Central) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ə/
  • (Valencian) IPA(key): /ˈpu.a/
  • Rhymes: -ua

Noun

pua f (plural pues)

  1. sharp point, prong, spike
  2. thorn
  3. (music) plectrum

Cimbrian

Noun

pua m (plural puam)

  1. boy

References
  • Umberto Patuzzi, ed., (2013) Ünsarne Börtar, Luserna: Comitato unitario delle linguistiche storiche germaniche in Italia / Einheitskomitee der historischen deutschen Sprachinseln in Italien

Ese

Noun

pua

  1. edible bamboo shoots

French

Verb

pua

  1. third-person singular past historic of puer

Hawaiian

Noun

pua

  1. (botany) flower
  2. progeny, child
  3. young (of fish, etc)

Verb

pua

  1. (intransitive) to blossom
  2. (intransitive) to emerge, issue

Portuguese

Etymology

From Vulgar Latin *pugia, from Latin pungō (“I prick, puncture, sting”). Cognate with Galician puga, púa and Spanish púa.

Pronunciation
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ˈpu.ɐ/
  • Hyphenation: pu‧a

Noun

pua f (plural puas)

  1. sharp end; point
  2. drill; bit (rotary cutting tool)
  3. sting

Synonyms

Rapa Nui

Noun

pua

  1. (botany) flower

Swahili

Noun

pua (ma class, plural mapua)

  1. nose

Derived terms

Tahitian

Noun

pua

  1. (botany) flower
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