parro

See also: parrò

English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• Audio (General Australian):

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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^[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.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:drunk

Anagrams

• Ropar

Galician

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈparo̝/

Noun

parro m (plural parros)

1. (regional) duck

   Synonyms: parrulo, pato

Derived terms

• piarro
• parrulo

References

• “parro” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
• “parro” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
• “parro” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

Mirandese

Noun

parro ?

1. duck