palabre

French

noun
Definitions
  • convoluted discussion
  • (in the plural) palaver

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish, Castilian palabra (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

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