late 14c., "act of trimming" something, also "that which is pared off;" verbal noun from pare (v.). Paring-knife is attested from 1590s.
she could peel an apple with a single long paring
pari passu
pariah
Parian
parietal
pari-mutuel
paring
Paris
parish
parishioner
Parisian
parity
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