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parra

British  
/ ˈpærə /

noun

  1. informal a tourist or non-resident on a beach

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of parra

C20: possibly from Parramatta , a district of Sydney

Example Sentences

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Nosotros, de un vistazo, percibimos tres copas en una mesa; Funes, todos los vástagos y racimos y frutos que comprende una parra.

From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2012

The egg of the comb-crested parra shines amongst its neighbours so vividly that it at once catches the eye, and suggests a polished agate rather than an egg.

From Austral English A dictionary of Australasian words, phrases and usages with those aboriginal-Australian and Maori words which have become incorporated in the language, and the commoner scientific words that have had their origin in Australasia by Morris, Edward Ellis

Or i parra: La Cerveise nos chantera Alleluia!

From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules

It is a miracle!" exclaimed he when he could speak; "the little girl is alive! parra puella viva est.

From Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors by Various

A she-wolf carried the babies away and suckled them; Mars sent a woodpecker which provided the children with food, and the bird parra which protected them from insects.

From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John

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