parra

/ ˈpærə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of parra¹

C20: possibly from Parramatta , a district of Sydney

Example Sentences

The 'Parra Africana' runs about on the surface, as if walking on water, catching insects.

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From its shape this is called the cuatrillo, Parra having adopted for it an old form of the figure 4.

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Send round the punch, Dan; an' give us a song, Parra Gastha.

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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.

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Parra Gastha's the boy that knows his duty—more power, Parra Gastha!

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