parica
[par-i-kah, -kuh]
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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.
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 ManJoseph Deniker