rúa
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Street sign in Galicia 
Rúa do Franco (left) and Rúa do Vilar (right), Santiago de Compostela
Galician
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Etymology 1
Ultimately from Latin rūga (“wrinkle”), probably through Old French rue, or influenced by it.
Pronunciation
Noun
rúa f (plural rúas)
Derived terms
- A Rúa de Valdeorras
- Rúa
- Rúa Nova
- Rúa Travesa
- ruada (“night street feast”)
- ruavella
- rueiro (“a group of houses”)
- Ruela
Related terms
References
- Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, Ana Isabel Boullón Agrelo (2006–2022) “rua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios do galego medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “rua”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “rúa”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “rúa”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Etymology 2
Verb
rúa
- inflection of ruar:
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
rúa f (plural rúas)
Further reading
- “rúa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28