Proa

//ˈpɹoʊ.ə//

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Dutch

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  • prauw noun (sailing vessel)

French

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  • prao noun (sailing vessel)

Malay

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  • perahu noun (sailing vessel)

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A proa or prau is a type of multihull sailing vessel.

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1894, Ivan Dexter, Talmud: A Strange Narrative of Central Australia, published in serial form in Port Adelaide News and Lefevre's Peninsula Advertiser (SA), Chapter XXII, http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks16/1600641.txt I noticed that on the sea were numerous fantastically shaped canoes—or rather boats—like Malay proas, or the canoes used by many of the South Sea islanders.

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Malay ‘prahu’ or proa were said to be more than a match for British vessels.

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