parlar

Catalan

verb
Definitions
  • (intransitive) to speak to communicate with one's voice
  • (intransitive) to speak to deliver a message to a group, to deliver a speech
  • to talk about, to mention, to address
  • (transitive) to speak to be able to communicate in a language

Etymology

Inherited from Old Occitan parlar (speak) inherited from Latin parabolo, parabolō, parabolāre, parabola (comparison, later, speech, illustration, word, parable, likeness) derived from Ancient Greek παραβολή (comparison, parable).

Origin

Ancient Greek

παραβολή

Gloss

comparison, parable

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