palabra
English
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”).
Noun
palabra (plural palabras)
- (poetic, rare) A word; idle talk.
- (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
- William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing
- Comparisons are odorous: palabras, neighbor Verges.
Related terms
- palaver
- parable
- parabola
- parlare (“Italian, casual talk”)
- polari (“homosexual slang, urban English”)
References
- OED 2nd edition 1989
Asturian
Noun
palabra f (plural palabres)
- Alternative form of pallabra
Chavacano
Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish palabra, from Old Spanish parabla, from Latin parabola, from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola.
Noun
palabra
- word (unit of speech or writing)
French
Pronunciation
Verb
palabra
- third-person singular past historic of palabrer
Galician
Etymology
From Old Galician and Old Galician-Portuguese palavra, with hyperthesis from earlier paravla, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola and parola.
Pronunciation
Noun
palabra f (plural palabras)
- word
- promise
- 1375, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 381:
- mando que paguem a gomez ballo quanto el diser por sua palaura sem juramento quelle deuo
- I order that they should pay Gómez Ballo whatever he say by his word that I owe him, no oath needed
- mando que paguem a gomez ballo quanto el diser por sua palaura sem juramento quelle deuo
- 1375, A. López Ferreiro (ed.), Galicia Histórica. Colección diplomática. Santiago: Tipografía Galaica, page 381:
See also
References
- Template:R:DDGM
- Xavier Varela Barreiro, Xavier Gómez Guinovart (2006–2018) “palaura”, in Corpus Xelmírez - Corpus lingüístico da Galicia medieval (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: ILG
- Template:R:DDLG
- Template:R:TILG
- Rosario Álvarez Blanco, editor (2014–2024), “palabra”, in Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués (in Galician), Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega, →ISSN
Spanish
Etymology
Hyperthetic form of Old Spanish parabla, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola, a borrowing. Compare English parley, palaver, parable and parole.
Pronunciation
Noun
palabra f (plural palabras)
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