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parica

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[par-i-kah, -kuh] / ˈpær ɪˌkɑ, -kə /

noun

  1. a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.

Etymology

Origin of parica

< Portuguese paricá the name of the tree < Tupi

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