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Definition of Palaver

Palaver
Palaver Pa*la"ver, n. [Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L. parabola a comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See Parable.] 1. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery. 2. In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate. This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers. --Carlyle.
Palaver
Palaver Pa*la"ver, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Palavered; p. pr. & vb. n. Palavering.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver;to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. Palavering the little language for her benefit. --C. Bront?

Meaning of Palaver from wikipedia

- Look up Palaver or palaver in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Palaver may refer to: Palaver (custom), a form of local conflict resolution in different...
- Palaver Point is a point on the west side of Two Hummock Island, in the Palmer Archipelago situated 5.07 km northwest of Veyka Point, the south extremity...
- Palaver sauce or palava sauce or plasas is a type of stew widely eaten in West Africa, including Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone and Nigeria. The word palaver...
- Palaver, otherwise known as Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria, is a 1926 silent film shot in British Nigeria; it is recognized today as the first...
- In Africa, the palaver is a custom of meeting, and of creating or maintaining social links. It is an egalitarian institution in which all or part of a...
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