pária

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pária

/ˈpa.ɾjɐ/ Portugal

Where it comes from

Do tâmil பறையர்⁽ᵗᵃ⁾ (paṟaiyar) “tocador de tambor”.

noun

indivíduo excluído da sociedade; marginal; a parte
casta desprezível entre os hindus, considerados impuros; os intocáveis

In English

pariah member of the untouchable castes in Indian society
outcast someone excluded from a society or system, a pariah, a leper
untouchable member of the lowest caste

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@misc{pa_ria_2026,
  title = {pária},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/pt/p%C3%A1ria},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}