parce

From par +‎ ce.

• IPA^(key): /paʁs/

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parce

1. only used in parce que

• carpe, perça

• parcē:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.keː]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.t͡ʃe]
• parce:
  • (Classical Latin) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.kɛ]
  • (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA^(key): [ˈpar.t͡ʃe]

From parcus +‎ -ē.

parcē (comparative parcius, superlative parcissimē)

1. frugally, thriftily, penuriously, parsimoniously, stingily, scantily
2. sparingly, cautiously, moderately

parce

1. vocative masculine singular of parcus

parce

1. second-person singular present active imperative of parcō

• “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.
• parce, in ΛΟΓΕΙΟΝ [Logeion] Dictionaries for Ancient Greek and Latin (in English, French, Spanish, German, Dutch and Chinese), University of Chicago, since 2011

Clipping of parcero, borrowed from Portuguese parceiro.

• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾθe/ [ˈpaɾ.θe] (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• IPA^(key): /ˈpaɾse/ [ˈpaɾ.se] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -aɾθe (Spain, Equatorial Guinea)
• Rhymes: -aɾse (Latin America, Philippines)
• Syllabification: par‧ce

parce m or f by sense (plural parces)

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

• “parce”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025