Pa|ránut

Pa|ránut
pa|ra1 «pah RAH», noun, plural -ras or -ra.
1. 1/40 of a Turkish piaster.
2. 1/100 of a Yugoslavian dinar.
3. either of the two coins having these values.
╂[< Turkish para]
par|a2 «PAR uh», noun, plural par|as.
Informal. a paratrooper: »

The Belgian paras sustained only seven casualties in rescuing the hostages (Time).

par|a3 «PAR uh», noun, plural par|as.
U.S. Informal. a paraprofessional: »

The paras—predominantly black and Hispanic women…became paras even though the pay they received at the time was less than what they were getting on welfare, because they wanted work rather than welfare (Albert Shanker).

pa|ra, or Pa|ránut «pah RAH»
= Brazil nut. (Cf. ↑Brazil nut)
╂[< Pará, a state and city in Brazil]

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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