parro

parro

See also: parrò

English

Etymology

    From paralytic + -o (diminutive suffix).

    Pronunciation

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    Adjective

    parro

    1. (slang, colloquial, Australia) Very drunk, intoxicated.
      Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk
      I was so parro that I pissed in the sink.
      • 2000 April 25, Damian Parish, “"**Justice for Martin Bryant....Public Inquiry needed on Prt Arthur**"”, in soc.culture.australian[3] (Usenet):
        I've made better web pages when I've been parro.
      • 2003 August 19, Dan, “Asian drivers”, in aus.cars[4] (Usenet):
        Just like being completely parro but without touching any booze.

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    Galician

    Etymology

    Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Mirandese parro (duck)[1] and Portuguese parro (duck).[2]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈparo/ [ˈpa.rʊ]
    • Rhymes: -aro
    • Hyphenation: pa‧rro

    Noun

    parro m (plural parros)

    1. (regional) duck
      Synonyms: parrulo, pato

    Derived terms

    References

    1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “parro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[1] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
    2. ^ Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “parro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

    Mirandese

    Noun

    parro m (plural parros)

    1. duck

    Portuguese

    Etymology

    Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Mirandese parro (duck)[1] and Galician parro (duck).[2]

    Pronunciation

    • Hyphenation: par‧ro

    Noun

    parro m (plural parros)

    1. (regional, Trás-os-Montes) duck
      Synonyms: pato, parrolo, parreco

    References

    1. ^ Coromines, Joan; Pascual, José Antonio (1983–1991), “parro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico [Critical Castilian and Hispanic etymological dictionary]‎[2] (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos
    2. ^ Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega

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