palaver

Senso (Inglese)

1. A village council meeting.
2. Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter.
3. Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss.
4. A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
5. (informal) Disagreement.
6. Talk intended to deceive.

chatter

gabble

empty talk

tittle tattle

babblement

rattle away

chin wagging

rattle on

prittle prattle

idle chat

negociate

Pronunciato come (IPA)

/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/

Originally nautical slang, from Portuguese palavra (“word”), from Late Latin parabola (“parable, speech”). The term's use (especially in Africa) mimics the evolution of the word moot. As such, for sense development, see moot. Doublet of parable, parole, and parabola.

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