palabre
See also: palabré
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palabra, from Latin parabola. Doublet of parole and parabole.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pa.labʁ/
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Noun
palabre m (plural palabres)
- convoluted discussion
- (in the plural) palaver
Derived terms
- arbre à palabres
- palabrer
Verb
palabre
- inflection of palabrer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
- “palabre”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- parable