paroître

Haitian Creole

Etymology

From an older form of French paraître (“to seem”).

Verb

paroître

1. (Saint-Domingue) to know

   Ly paroître vou chargé parce ly pa posé. ― It seems strong to you because it's not settled.

Descendants

• Haitian Creole: parèt

References

• S.J Ducoeurjoly, Manuel des habitans de Saint-Domingue, contenant un précis de l'histoire de cette île