prao
Americannoun
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Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of prao
see origin at proa
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Like the chicken in the pad ga prao, Martinet and Devaul make the sausages in house by grinding their own pork.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
If you try the pad ga prao, make sure to get a little bit of each component of the dish in one bite.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 24, 2022
There were many boat-loads of soldiers landing, and he was on the foremost prao.
From Caybigan by Hopper, James
A prao which contained nine men approached their ship.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
This island was frequented by junks from Luzon, and by the "praos," from Malacca and Java, which traded largely there in sandal-wood and pepper.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part I. The Exploration of the World by Leigh, Dora
Over one hundred vessels were destroyed, including a fleet of Malay merchant praos from Java.
From A History of the Philippines by Barrows, David P.
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