parra
Britishnoun
Etymology
Origin of parra
C20: possibly from Parramatta , a district of Sydney
Example Sentences
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Nosotros, de un vistazo, percibimos tres copas en una mesa; Funes, todos los vástagos y racimos y frutos que comprende una parra.
From Scientific American • Nov. 5, 2012
It is a miracle!" exclaimed he when he could speak: "the little girl is alive! parra puella viva est.
From The Pot of Gold And Other Stories by Freeman, Mary Eleanor Wilkins
It is a miracle!" exclaimed he when he could speak; "the little girl is alive! parra puella viva est.
From Our Boys Entertaining Stories by Popular Authors by Various
Or i parra: La Cerveise nos chantera Alleluia!
From A Literary History of the English People From the Origins to the Renaissance by Jusserand, Jean Jules
A she-wolf carried the babies away and suckled them; Mars sent a woodpecker which provided the children with food, and the bird parra which protected them from insects.
From The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 01 by Rudd, John
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