palaver

English

/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/

noun
Definitions
  • (Africa) A village council meeting.
  • Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.
  • Talk intended to deceive.
  • Fuss.
  • A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
  • (informal) Disagreement.

Etymology

Borrowed from Portuguese palavra (word) derived from Latin parabola (comparison, later, speech, illustration, word, parable, likeness).

Origin

Latin

parabola

Gloss

comparison, later, speech, illustration, word, parable, likeness

Concept
Semantic Field

Speech and language

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

Kanji

辞

Emoji
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