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rua.

street; road (paved path)

3 characters1 syllables approx.Português language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈʁu.ɐ/Brazil[ˈhu.ɐ]Brazil/ˈʁu.ɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχu.ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. street; road (paved path)

    feminine
    Eu moro na rua da Igreja.
    Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua.
  2. streets (urban areas outside buildings)

    feminine
    O mendigo mora na rua.
Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.

intj/ˈʁu.ɐ/Brazil[ˈhu.ɐ]Brazil/ˈʁu.ɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχu.ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. out! (strong, impolite demand for someone to leave)

Where this word comes from

From Old Galician-Portuguese rua (“street”), from or influenced by Old French rue (Modern French rue) or Old Spanish rua (Modern Spanish rúa), from Vulgar Latin *ruga (“furrow, path, street”), from Latin ruga (“wrinkle”), from Proto-Indo-European *krewp- (“to become encrusted”). Cognate with Galician rúa. Doublet of ruga.

verb/ˈʁu.ɐ/Brazil[ˈhu.ɐ]Brazil/ˈʁu.ɐ/Rio-de-Janeiro[ˈχu.ɐ]Rio-de-Janeiro
  1. inflection of ruar: third-person singular present indicative

    form-of · indicative · present · singular · third-person
  2. inflection of ruar: second-person singular imperative

    form-of · imperative · second-person · singular
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