Afrikaans

Noun

parra ‎(plural parras, diminutive parratjie)

1. (colloquial) Alternative form of padda
2. (crude, slang) ****; female genitalia

Etymology 2

From Portuguese parar ‎(“to halt, to stop”).

Verb

parra ‎(present parra, present participle parraende, past participle geparra)

1. (fishing) to stop a fishing boat and wait; to keep a boat in a certain position
2. (fishing, imperative) row slower

Latin

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *sper(w)-, *sper(g)- ‎(“sparrow, bird”). Cognate with English sparrow.

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /ˈpar.ra/

Noun

parra f ‎(genitive parrae); first declension

1. A bird of ill omen; perhaps the barn owl

Inflection

First declension.

References

• parra in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• Félix Gaffiot (1934), “parra”, in Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Paris: Hachette.

Spanish

Etymology

From Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 ‎(parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 ‎(parrans, “trellis; fencing”).

Noun

parra f ‎(plural parras)

1. grapevine (the plant on which grapes grow)

Synonyms

• vid

Related terms

• parral