palavra

Ladino

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paˈlavɾa/

Noun

palavra f (Latin spelling, Hebrew spelling פאלאברה, plural palavras)

1. word

Synonyms

• byervo

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Old Portuguese

Alternative forms

• paravla
• paravra
• paravoa

Etymology

From earlier paravla, from Vulgar Latin parabola (“speech”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /pa.ˈla.βɾa/

Noun

palavra f

1. word
   • 13th century, attributed to Alfonso X of Castile, Cantigas de Santa Maria, E codex, cantiga 202 (facsimile):

     […] ⁊ non auia palaura que y fezeſſe mellor.

     […] and there was no (other) word which would fit better.

Descendants

Descendants

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• Galician: palabra
• Portuguese: palavra
  • Angolar: palava
  • English: palaver
    • Danish: palaver
    • Finnish: palaveri
    • German: Palaver
    • Hungarian: paláver
  • Guinea-Bissau Creole: palabra, palavra
  • Indo-Portuguese: palau, palav, paláver, pálver, pálvra
  • Kabuverdianu: palábra, palávra
  • Korlai Creole Portuguese: palab
  • Principense: palava

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Portuguese

Etymology

From Old Portuguese palavra, from earlier paravra, paravla, from Vulgar Latin parabola (“speech”), from Latin parabola (“comparison, illustration”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”).

Pronunciation

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /pɐ.ˈla.vɾɐ/
• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /pa.ˈla.vɾɐ/
• Hyphenation: pa‧la‧vra

Noun

palavra f (plural palavras)

1. word (unit of language)

   Abri o dicionário e li a definição de uma palavra qualquer.

   I opened the dictionary and read the definition of a random word.

2. the ability or permission to talk

   No meio da conferência, me passaram a palavra.

   I was given the permission to speak in the middle of the conference.

3. word; oath; guarantee

   Você tem a minha palavra.

   You have my word.

4. word (brief conversation)

   Preciso ter uma palavra com meus filhos.

   I must have a word with my children.

5. religious teachings

   Cristãos seguem a palavra de Jesus.

   Christians follow the word of Jesus.

6. (computing) word (unit of data)

   Esse processador aceita palavras de 32 bits.

   This processor handles 32-bit words.

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:palavra.

Synonyms

• (unit of language): vocábulo, termo
• (ability to speak): fala
• (oath or guarantee): palavra de honra, palavra de rei, garantia, promessa

Derived terms

Derived terms

• em duas palavras
• em uma palavra
• medir as palavras
• palavra-chave
• palavra de honra
• palavra mágica
• palavra por palavra
• palavras cruzadas
• palavra-passe
• palavra-valise
• palavrão

• palavreado
• palavrear
• palavrinha
• para bom entendedor, meia palavra basta
• passa-palavra
• pesar as palavras
• pôr palavras na boca de
• sem palavra
• tirar a palavra da boca de / tirar as palavras da boca de
• última palavra

Related terms

• parábola
• parola

Descendants

Descendants

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• Angolar: palava
• English: palaver
  • Danish: palaver
  • Finnish: palaveri
  • German: Palaver
  • Hungarian: paláver
• Guinea-Bissau Creole: palabra, palavra
• Indo-Portuguese: palau, palav, paláver, pálver, pálvra
• Kabuverdianu: palábra, palávra
• Korlai Creole Portuguese: palab
• Principense: palava

Interjection

palavra!

1. word (used to assert that something is true)

Quotations

For usage examples of this term, see Citations:palavra.

Further reading

• palavra in Dicionário Aberto based on Novo Diccionário da Língua Portuguesa de Cândido de Figueiredo, 1913