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