Parres

Asturian

Alternative forms

• Pa (initialism)

Etymology

From Old Leonese Parras, from the plural parra (“grapevine”), possibly from Gothic *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰 (*parra), *𐍀𐌰𐍂𐍂𐌰𐌽𐍃 (*parrans, “trellis; fencing”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈpares/ [ˈpa.res]
• Rhymes: -ares
• Syllabification: Pa‧rres

Proper noun

Parres

1. a municipality of Asturias, in northwestern Spain

Related terms

• parragués

Descendants

• → Spanish: Parres
  • → English: Parres

References

• Xosé Lluis García Arias (2005), “Parres”, in Toponimia asturiana: el porqué de los nombres de nuestros pueblos [Asturian toponymy: the reason behind the names of our towns] (in Spanish), Editorial Prensa Asturiana, →ISBN