- para⇄para (1), noun, pl.-rasor-ra.
1. 1/40 of a Turkish piaster.
2. 1/100 of a Yugoslavian dinar.
3. either of the two coins having these values. - para⇄para (2), noun, pl.paras.
(Informal.) a paratrooper.
Ex. The Belgian paras sustained only seven casualties in rescuing the hostages (Time). - para⇄para (3), noun, pl.paras.
(U.S. Informal.) a paraprofessional.
Ex. The paras--predominantly black and Hispanic women ... became paras even though the pay they received at the time was less than what they were getting on welfare, because they w - Para⇄Para, noun. Para rubber.
- para⇄para?,orPara nut, Brazil nut.