Etymology

parao

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Today it means: A sailing vessel found in the waters of the Philippines, similar to a proa. Full definition →

Philippine Spanish parao ← Cebuano paraw
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  1. Cebuano · derived fromparaw
  2. Philippine Spanish · borrowed fromparao
  3. English todayparao

From Philippine Spanish parao, from Cebuano paraw.

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