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pareira

pa·rei·ra
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-rair-uh]
    • /pəˈrɛər ə/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [puh-rair-uh]
    • /pəˈrɛər ə/

Definitions of pareira word

  • noun pareira the root of a South American vine, Chondodendron tomentosum, used as a source of curare, a diuretic, etc. 1
  • noun pareira the root of a South American menispermaceous climbing plant, Chondrodendron tomentosum, used as a diuretic, tonic, and as a source of curare 0

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Origin of pareira

First appearance:

before 1705
One of the 50% oldest English words
First recorded in 1705-15; short for pareira brava

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Parts of speech for Pareira

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

pareira popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

pareira usage trend in Literature

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