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Added 9 October 2026

paries

/ˈpæɹi.iːz/ noun

Latin root: pariēs Wiktionary

noun Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about paries at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

The wall of any cavity or organ.
The triangular middle part of each segment of the shell of a barnacle.

Origin

Borrowed from Latin pariēs (“wall of a house or room”). Compare French paroi (“wall”), Italian parete (“wall”), Portuguese parede (“wall”) Spanish pared (“wall”) and Romanian perete (“wall”).

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