parce

See also: parče

French

Etymology

From par +‎ ce.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁs/

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Preposition

parce

1. Only used in parce que

Anagrams

• carpe, perça

Latin

Adjective

parce

1. vocative masculine singular of parcus

Adverb

parcē (comparative parcius, superlative parcissimē)

1. sparingly, scantily

Verb

parce

1. 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)

1. (Colombia, slang) friend, loyal friend
2. (Peru, by extension) a Colombian person

Further reading

• “parce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28