parica

[ par-i-kah, -kuh ]
/ ˈpær ɪˌkɑ, -kə /

noun

a snuff used by certain Indians of South America containing dimethyltryptamine and other hallucinogenic agents, obtained from the seeds of the tree Piptadenia peregrina.
Also called cohoba.

Origin of parica

< Portuguese paricá the name of the tree < Tupi

Words nearby parica

paria, pariah, pariah dog, parian, parian ware, parica, paricutín, paries, parietal, parietal bone, parietal cell

Example sentences from the Web for parica

  • One of these Indian braves puts the parica into a tube and puffs it into the nose of his companion.

    The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker