parao

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Philippines/ˈpaː.ɾaʊ̯/

noun

A sailing vessel found in the waters of the Philippines, similar to a proa.

OriginPhilippine Spanish parao ← Cebuano paraw →
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Meanings

nounparao (plural paraos)

plural paraos

  1. PhilippinesnauticalA sailing vessel found in the waters of the Philippines, similar to a proa.

Origin

  1. Cebuanoparaw
  2. Philippine Spanishparao
  3. Englishparao

From Philippine Spanish parao, from Cebuano paraw.

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Anagrams

Aparooparaaropa
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APA

parao. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parao

MLA

“parao.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parao. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “parao,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/parao.

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