parva

unthresed grain

heap

la parva(pahr-bah)

feminine noun

1. (agriculture)

a. unthresed grain

La parva se introduce en la trilladora, donde el grano se separa de la paja.

The unthreshed grain is fed into the thresing machine, where the grain is removed from the chaff.

2. (stack)

a. heap

Tras la batalla, la ciudad había quedado convertida en una parva de ruinas.

After the battle, the city had become a heap of ruins.

b. pile

Era otoño y, en un rincón del jardín, había una parva de hojas secas.

It was fall, and in a corner of the garden, there was a pile of dry leaves.