parra
/ (ˈpærə) /
noun
Australian informal a tourist or non-resident on a beach
Origin of parra
1C20: possibly from Parramatta, a district of Sydney
Words Nearby parra
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How to use parra in a sentence
The 'parra Africana' runs about on the surface, as if walking on water, catching insects.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa | David LivingstoneFrom its shape this is called the cuatrillo, parra having adopted for it an old form of the figure 4.
The Annals of the Cakchiquels | Daniel G. BrintonSend round the punch, Dan; an' give us a song, parra Gastha.
At the rate of one parra per month for each person, 1,875 people could be maintained for two years with this store of rice.
Memoir of Hendrick Zwaardecroon, commandeur of Jaffnapatam | Hendrick Zwaardecroonparra Gastha's the boy that knows his duty—more power, parra Gastha!
Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent | William Carleton
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