parica

American  

[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.

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Etymology

Origin of parica

< Portuguese paricá the name of the tree < Tupi

Example Sentences

“He is starting well,” Párica said.

From The Guardian

Also helping serve the rudimentary breakfast of coffee with milk, bread and fruit that brought hundreds of migrants at 6am on Friday morning, was Delia Párica, 41, a former nurse.

From The Guardian

Archaeologist Mate Parica says “remains of human bones have been found, but we can’t say anything without further analysis.”

From Seattle Times

The Mauhes also use the Parica, although it is not known among their neighbours the Mundurucus.

From Project Gutenberg

The use of Parica was found by the early travellers amongst the Omaguas, a section of the Tupis who formerly lived on the Upper Amazons, a thousand miles distant from the homes of the Mauhes and Muras.

From Project Gutenberg