parra

== Afrikaans == === Etymology 1 === ==== Noun ==== parra (plural parras, diminutive parratjie) (colloquial) alternative form of padda (vulgar, slang) vagina; female genitalia === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Portuguese parar (“to halt, to stop”). ==== Verb ==== parra (present parra, present participle parraende, past participle geparra) (fishing) to stop a fishing boat and wait; to keep a boat in a certain position (fishing, imperative) row slower == Basque == === Noun === parra inan nonstandard form of barre == Catalan == === Etymology === Uncertain. Possibly from Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans, “trellis; fencing”) or from a pre-Indo-European root of similar meaning. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): (Northern, Balearic, Central) [ˈpa.rə] IPA(key): (Valencia, Northwestern) [ˈpa.ra] === Noun === parra f (plural parres) trellised vine grapevine Synonym: vinya ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “parra”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == Cypriot Arabic == === Etymology === Inherited from Arabic بَرًّا (barran). === Adverb === parra outside === Noun === parra f forest outside === References === Borg, Alexander (2004), A Comparative Glossary of Cypriot Maronite Arabic (Arabic–English) (Handbook of Oriental Studies; I.70), Leiden and Boston: Brill, page 154 == Galician == === Etymology === Possibly from Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans, “trellis; fencing”). Cf. Medieval Latin parricus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpara/ [ˈpa.rɐ] Rhymes: -ara === Noun === parra f (plural parras) grapevine (the plant on which grapes grow) Synonym: vide === Further reading === Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parra”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega [Dictionary of Dictionaries of the Galician language] (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega == Latin == === Etymology === From Proto-Italic *parezā, cognate with Umbrian parfa ‘sea-eagle?’, 𐌐𐌀𐌓𐌚𐌀𐌌 (parfam, acc. sg.), possibly from Proto-Indo-European *spḗr (“sparrow, bird”). Cognate with English sparrow. === Pronunciation === (Classical Latin) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ra] (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): [ˈpar.ra] === Noun === parra f (genitive parrae); first declension A bird of ill omen; perhaps the barn owl Near-synonyms: būbō, strix, ulula, noctua ==== Declension ==== First-declension noun. ==== Descendants ==== → Italian: parra === References === “parra”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879), A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press “parra”, in Gaffiot, Félix (1934), Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette. == Portuguese == === Etymology === Possibly from Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans, “trellis; fencing”). Cf. Medieval Latin parricus. === Pronunciation === Hyphenation: par‧ra === Noun === parra f (plural parras) shoot or stem of a vine with leaves Synonym: pâmpano excessive pride, bragging Synonym: bazófia ==== Derived terms ==== parrudo === Further reading === “parra”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 “parra”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Possibly from Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans, “trellis; fencing”). Cf. Medieval Latin parricus. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈpara/ [ˈpa.ra] Rhymes: -ara Syllabification: pa‧rra === Noun === parra f (plural parras) grapevine (the plant on which grapes grow) Synonym: vid ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== === Further reading === “parra”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025