parce

/paʁs/parce que
1.
conjunction

because (colloquial omission of 'que' in spoken French)

Je suis en retard parce j'ai raté le bus.

I'm late because I missed the bus.

Synonyms:parce que, car, puisque
2.
interjection

just because / for no particular reason (short, standalone answer)

— Pourquoi tu as fait ça ? — Parce !

— Why did you do that? — Just because!

parce - French Definition & Examples