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palaver in English
- palaver⇄noun palaverer.
- palaver⇄noun 1. a parley or conference, especially between European traders or travelers and people of other cultures, whose customs required the formal exchange of compliments, gifts, and other ritual, before the bringing up of any matter of business.
(S - palaver⇄palaver, noun, verb.
- palaver⇄v.i. 1. to talk, especially to talk profusely or unnecessarily.
Ex. Don't stand there palavering all day (Mark Twain).
2. to talk fluently or flatteringly, especially so as to persuade or cajole.
3. to engage in a palaver; parley. - palaver⇄v.t. to treat to palaver; flatter, wheedle, or cajole.
Ex. Dodd never spoke to his officers like a ruffian, nor yet palavered them (Charles Reade).