Neuter
Palaver
Meaning
palaver; idle talk
Synonyms
Gesülze
langes fruchtloses Herumreden
endloses Hin- und Hergerede
zweckloses Gerede
Heckmeck
Hin- und Hergerede
Laberei
Translations
Pronounced as (IPA)
/paˈlaːvɐ/
Etymology
From English palaver. Doublet of Parabel and Parole. Associated with native labern (“to chatter, babble”), whence the informal alternative pronunciation.
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