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parva.

small meal in the morning of a working day, before or after the breakfast, traditionally accompanied by wine or augardente

5 characters2 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈpaɾba/[ˈpaɾ.β̞ɐ]
  1. small meal in the morning of a working day, before or after the breakfast, traditionally accompanied by wine or augardente

    feminine
  2. breakfast

    feminine · regional
  3. grain prepared for threshing

    feminine
Where this word comes from

With the first meaning, attested since 1807. From Latin parvus (“small; unimportant”), or from its diminutive parvulus; from Proto-Indo-European *ph₁w- (“few, small”).

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