Palaver

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Palaver

Type

free base

Denotation

long talk, tedious discussion

Etymology

Portuguese palavra; Late Latin parabola; Ancient Greek parabolḗ, from parabállō + -ē, from parabállein, from para- + bállein

Evidence

palaver, palavers

Notes

parabola, parable, palaver, parole, and parley are doublets

See Also

para-, Bol(e) [Bole, Bol], Parole, Parley, Parle, Parable