rua.
street; road (paved path)
Meaning & usage
street; road (paved path)
Eu moro na rua da Igreja.
Olha para os dois lados antes de atravessar a rua.
streets (urban areas outside buildings)
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.
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.
inflection of ruar: third-person singular present indicative
inflection of ruar: second-person singular imperative
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