WordparcusMeaningthriftyPart of speechadjective, adverbPronunciationCourseHardcore LatinLessonLesson 55Usages of parcusCum gelu durum sit et pruina in via maneat, tamen parca mater tantum parvum ignem accendit.Although the frost is hard and frost remains on the road, the thrifty mother nevertheless lights only a small fire.