pareira

Variant of pareira (brava)

pareira (brava) definition

pa·reira (brava) (pə rer′ə brä′və)

noun

the stem of a South American curare plant

Etymology: Port parreira brava, wild vine < parreira, vine + brava, wild

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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