falua

See also: falúa

Portuguese

falua

Etymology

From Arabic فَلُوكَة (falūka).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈlu.ɐ/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈlu.ɐ/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /faˈlu.a/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /fɐˈlu.ɐ/

• Hyphenation: fa‧lu‧a

Noun

falua f (plural faluas)

1. (nautical) felucca (type of boat used to transport passengers and goods across the river Tagus)

Further reading

• falua on the Portuguese Wikipedia.Wikipedia ^pt