palabre

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish palabra, inherited from Latin parabola. Doublet of parole and parabole.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.labʁ/

Noun

palabre m (plural palabres)

1. convoluted discussion
2. (in the plural) palaver

Verb

palabre

1. first-person singular present indicative of palabrer
2. third-person singular present indicative of palabrer
3. first-person singular present subjunctive of palabrer
4. first-person singular present subjunctive of palabrer
5. second-person singular imperative of palabrer

Further reading

• “palabre” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• parable