noun, feminine/ˈɡɾua/plural: grúas
tow truck; crane (machine); obsolete form of grulla
Inherited from Old Spanish grua, from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of grulla
/ˈɡɾua/
tow truck; crane (machine); obsolete form of grulla
Inherited from Old Spanish grua, from Latin gruem (“crane”), from *gr̥h₂ú-, from Proto-Indo-European *gerh₂- (“to cry hoarsely”). Doublet of grulla