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

• APU, AUP, UPA

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Catalan

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Rhymes: -ua

Noun

pua f (plural pues)

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

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French

Verb

1. (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) third-person singular past historic of puer

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Hawaiian

Noun

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

Verb

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

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Portuguese

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) IPA^(key): /ˈpu.ɐ/
• (deprecated use of |lang= parameter) Hyphenation: pu‧a

Noun

pua f (plural puas)

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

Synonyms

• broca, verruma

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Rapa Nui

Noun

pua

1. (botany) flower

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Swahili

Noun

pua class V (plural mapua class VI)

1. nose

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Tahitian

Noun

pua

1. (botany) flower