[pəˈrɛːrə], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a drug obtained from the root of a Brazilian climbing plant, used as a homeopathic diuretic, especially after abdominal surgery


Phrases:

Origin:
late 17th century (in para-ayra-braba, variant of pareira brava): via French from Portuguese parreira brava ‘wild climbing vine’, from parreira (from parra ‘grapevine’) + brava ‘wild’