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pareira brava

[ brah-vuh, brey- ]
/ ˈbrɑ və, ˈbreɪ- /

noun

pareira.

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Origin of pareira brava

First recorded in 1705–15, pareira brava is from Portuguese parreira brava literally, “wild vine”

Words nearby pareira brava

pare, paregmenon, paregoric, pareidolia, pareira, pareira brava, paren., parenchyma, parenchymatitis, parenchymatous degeneration, parenchymatous goiter
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