Paressí

noun

Pa·​res·​sí

¦parə¦sē

plural Paressí or Paressís

1

a

: a group of Arawakan peoples of central Brazil

b

: a member of any such people

2

: the language of the Paressí peoples

Word History

Etymology

Portuguese, of American Indian origin

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