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French
Etymology
From par + ce.
Pronunciation
Preposition
parce
- Only used in parce que
Anagrams
Latin
Adjective
parce
- vocative masculine singular of parcus
Adverb
parcē (comparative parcius, superlative parcissimē)
- sparingly, scantily
Verb
parce
- second-person singular present active imperative of parcō
References
- “parce”, in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
- “parce”, in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
- parce in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire illustré latin-français, Hachette.
Spanish
Etymology
Clipping of parcero, borrowed from Portuguese parceiro.
Noun
parce m or f by sense (plural parces)
- (Colombia, slang) friend, loyal friend
- (Peru, by extension) a Colombian person
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