Palaver : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Palaver	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for Palaver
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
palaver n flattery intended to persuade [syn: blandishment, cajolery, palaver] loud and confused and empty talk; "mere rhetoric" Synonym(s): palaver, hot air, empty words, empty talk, rhetoric v speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly Synonym(s): chatter, piffle, palaver, prate, tittle- tattle, twaddle, clack, maunder, prattle, blab, gibber, tattle, blabber, gabble influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering; "He palavered her into going along" Synonym(s): wheedle, cajole, palaver, blarney, coax, sweet-talk, inveigle have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Palaver \Pala"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[?]