parica

[ par-i-kah, -kuh ]

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of parica¹

< Portuguese paricá the name of the tree < Tupi

Example Sentences

One of these Indian braves puts the parica into a tube and puffs it into the nose of his companion.

From Project Gutenberg