parera

/ ˈpɑːrɛrɑː /

noun

1. a New Zealand duck, Anas superciliosa , with grey-edged brown feathers Also calledgrey duck

Word History and Origins

Origin of parera¹

Māori

Example Sentences

The Georgian traditional-style home, built in 1937, was designed by architect Paul R. Williams for singer Grace Moore and her husband, Spanish actor Valentín Parera, according to the Paul R. Williams Project.

From Los Angeles Times

Moore and Parera never lived in the home, however, and Power and his wife, Annabella, purchased it the same year it was built.

From Los Angeles Times

The Georgian traditional-style home, built in 1937, was designed by architect Paul R. Williams for singer Grace Moore and her husband, Spanish actor Valentín Parera, according to the Paul R. Williams Project.

From Los Angeles Times

Moore and Parera never lived in the home, however, and Power and his wife, Annabella, purchased it the same year it was built.

From Los Angeles Times

One tap offers wine from Finca Parera, the work of Rubén Parera, a 37-year-old vintner who persuaded his own reluctant father to chop down cherry, plum and peach trees at his struggling orchard to make room for grapes.

From New York Times