parro

See also: parrò

English

Etymology

From paralytic +‎ -o (“diminutive suffix”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

parro

1. (slang, colloquial, Australia) Very drunk, intoxicated.

   Synonyms: see Thesaurus:drunk

   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^[1] (Usenet):

     I've made better web pages when I've been parro.

   • 2003 August 19, Dan, “Asian drivers”, in aus.cars‎^[2] (Usenet):

     Just like being completely parro but without touching any booze.

Anagrams

• Ropar

Galician

Etymology

Onomatopoeic. Cognate with Mirandese parro (“duck”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparo/ [ˈpa.rʊ]
• Rhymes: -aro
• Hyphenation: pa‧rro

Noun

parro m (plural parros)

1. (regional) duck

   Synonyms: parrulo, pato

Derived terms

• parrulo
• piarro

 

References

• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, editor (2006–2013), “parro”, in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Antón Luís Santamarina Fernández, Ernesto Xosé González Seoane, María Álvarez de la Granja, editors (2003–2018), “parro”, in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega
• Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “parro”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN

Mirandese

Noun

parro ?

1. duck