pareo

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English [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Tahitian pāreu

Noun [edit]

pareo (plural pareos)

  1. A wraparound garment, worn by men or women, similar to a Malaysian sarong.
    • 1919, W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, chapter 51
      [...] you must have seen pictures of her. He painted her over and over again, sometimes with a pareo on and sometimes with nothing at all. Yes, she was pretty enough.
    • 2007, Ronnie Blackwell, Spite, page 154:
      “Then Sue lifted his passkey as he turned to go back to the office.”
      [...]
      “I was the misdirection,” Narlene blurted. “I sort of let my pareo slip off of my shoulder at just the right time.”

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Ido [edit]

Noun [edit]

pareo (plural parei)

  1. parry

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Latin [edit]

Pronunciation [edit]

Verb [edit]

present active pāreō, present infinitive pārēre, perfect active pāruī, supine pāritum.

  1. I appear, I am visible, apparent.
  2. (with dative) I obey, submit, I am obedient to.

Inflection [edit]

  • The only passive forms attested in Latin are the third-person singular forms.

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Spanish [edit]

Verb [edit]

pareo (infinitive parear)

  1. First-person singular (yo) present indicative form of parear.