ruar

ruar (first-person singular indicative present ruo, past participle ruáu)

1. to coo (of a dove, to make a sound)

Attested since circa 1750. From rúa (“street”) +‎ ar.

• IPA^(key): /ruˈaɾ/

ruar (first-person singular present rúo, first-person singular preterite ruei, past participle ruado)
ruar (first-person singular present ruo, first-person singular preterite ruei, past participle ruado, reintegrationist norm)

1. (intransitive) to go out for recreation or fun on the streets
2. (intransitive) to wander

• ruada

• rúa

• “ruar” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “ruar” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “ruar” in Dicionário Estraviz de galego (2014).
• “ruar” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

ruar

1. first-person singular future passive indicative of ruō

From Old Frisian rād, from Proto-Germanic *raudaz, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁rowdʰós < *h₁rewdʰ-. Compare English red, Low German root, rod, Dutch rood, German rot, Danish rød.

• IPA^(key): /rua̯ə/

ruar

1. (Sylt) red

From rua +‎ -ar.

• Hyphenation: ru‧ar

ruar (first-person singular present ruo, first-person singular preterite ruei, past participle ruado)

1. (intransitive) to go for a walk; to flirt, to stroll (to wander the streets frequently, to walk without direction or time to return)