parro

See also: parrò

English

Etymology

From paralytic + -o (diminutive suffix).

Pronunciation

  • (file)

Adjective

parro

  1. (slang, colloquial, Australia) Very drunk, intoxicated.
    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 (Usenet):
      I've made better web pages when I've been parro.
    • 2003 August 19, Dan, “Asian drivers”, in aus.cars (Usenet):
      Just like being completely parro but without touching any booze.

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Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈparo̝/

Noun

parro m (plural parros)

  1. (regional) duck
    Synonyms: parrulo, pato

Derived terms

References

  1. Joan Coromines, José A. Pascual (1983–1991) “parro”, in Diccionario crítico etimológico castellano e hispánico (in Spanish), Madrid: Gredos

Mirandese

Noun

parro ?

  1. duck
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