p 3 a 1 r 1 i 1 e 1 s 1
6 letters · 8 points in Scrabble
Meaning
noun (anatomy) a layer (a lining or membrane) that encloses a structure
originBorrowed 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”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 3.0