parica
[ par-i-kah, -kuh ]
/ ˈpær ɪˌkɑ, -kə /
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noun
a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
Nearby words
paria, pariah, pariah dog, parian, parian ware, parica, paricutín, paries, parietal, parietal bone, parietal cell
Origin of parica
< Portuguese paricá the name of the tree < Tupi
Also called cohoba.
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Examples from the Web for parica
One of these Indian braves puts the parica into a tube and puffs it into the nose of his companion.
The Races of Man|Joseph Deniker