parica

[par-i-kah, -kuh]

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.

Origin of parica

< Portuguese paricá the name of the tree < Tupi

Also called cohoba.

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Historical Examples of 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