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Definitions for Palaver

[1] a conference or discussion.
[2] a long parley, especially one between primitive natives and European traders, explorers, colonial officials, etc.
[3] profuse and idle talk; chatter.
[4] persuasive talk; flattery; cajolery.
[5] to talk profusely and idly.
[6] to parley or confer.
[7] to cajole or persuade.
[8] tedious or time-consuming business, esp when of a formal nature all the palaver of filling in forms
[9] loud and confused talk and activity; hubbub
[10] (often used humorously) a conference
[11] rare talk intended to flatter or persuade
[12] Western African an argument trouble arising from an argument
[13] (intr) (often used humorously) to have a conference
[14] (intr) to talk loudly and confusedly
[15] (tr) to flatter or cajole

Words related to Palaver

conference, dialogue, wheedle, conversation, parley, babble, flatter, discussion, gab, chitchat, clack, blab, chatter, debate, talk, flummery, cajolery

Words nearby Palaver

palatorrhaphy, palatoschisis, palatum, palau, palau islands, palaver, palawan, palazzo, palazzo pants, pale, pale horse

Origin of Palaver

1720–30; < Portuguese palavra word, speech, talk < Late Latin parabola parable

Other words from Palaver

pa·lav·er·er , pa·lav·er·ist , noun
pa·lav·er·ment , noun
pa·lav·er·ous , adjective

Word origin for Palaver

C18: from Portuguese palavra talk, from Latin parabola parable

Synonyms for Palaver

babble, blab, cajolery, chatter, chitchat, clack, conference, conversation, debate, dialogue, discussion, flatter, flummery, gab, parley, talk, wheedle