grúa

See also: grua

Galician

Noun

grúa f (plural grúas)

1. crane (bird)

Related terms

• grou

Spanish

A tow truck (#1)

A crane (mechanical) (#2)

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish grua, from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈɡɾua/ [ˈɡɾu.a]
• Rhymes: -ua
• Syllabification: grú‧a

Noun

grúa f (plural grúas)

1. tow truck
2. crane (machine)
3. Obsolete form of grulla.

Derived terms

• grúa horquilla
• gruero

 

Further reading

• “grúa”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014