palaver

palaver
(palabra? [palabra] < earlier formparabla 'word' < Latinparabo-lam 'comparison; similarity')
   1) OED: 1735. A discussion or conference, often one in which a great deal is said, but very little is accomplished; inconsequential chatter.
   2) OED: 1733. As a verb, it means to talk incessantly or to talk flatteringly. Although there are very early attestations for this term in English, Hendrickson indicates that it was commonly used in the Southwest during the heyday of the cowboy. It should be noted that this term may have come from Spanish palabra or Portuguese palavra (both terms mean 'word'), or it may have derived from different sources, depending on the meaning and time frame in which the term was used.

Cowboy Talk. A Dictionary of Spanish Terms. . 2013.

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  • Palaver — Sn std. stil. (19. Jh.) Entlehnung. Entlehnt aus ne. palaver langwierige, wortreiche Verhandlungen; langes Gerede , dieses aus port. palavreado m. und port. palavra f. Wort , aus l. parabolē f. Gleichnis, Parabel , aus gr. parabolḗ f. (eigentlich …   Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen sprache

  • Palaver — Pa*la ver, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. {Palavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Palavering}.] To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver; to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully. [1913 Webster] Palavering the… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palaver — Palaver: Lat. parabola »Gleichnisrede; Erzählung, Bericht« (vgl. ↑ Parabel) gelangte ins Port. als palavra »Unterredung, Erzählung« (heute: »Wort«). Portugiesische Händler brachten das Wort an die afrikanische Küste und verwendeten es speziell… …   Das Herkunftswörterbuch

  • Palaver — Pa*la ver, n. [Sp. palabra, or Pg. palavra, fr. L. parabola a comparison, a parable, LL., a word. See {Parable}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery. [1913 Webster] 2. In Africa …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Palāver — (engl., vom portug. palavra, »Wort, Sprache«), Bezeichnung für die Zusammenkünfte vor allem dee westafrikanischen Völkerstämme (im O. gebraucht man das Wort Schauri), um unter Vorsitz der Häuptlinge gemeinsame Angelegenheiten, Kriegszüge,… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • Palaver — Palāver (vom portug. palāvra, »Sprache«), feierliche Unterhandlung mit afrik. Eingeborenen …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon

  • palaver — index confer (consult), conference, council (assembly), speak, speech Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton …   Law dictionary

  • palaver — (n.) 1733 (implied in palavering), talk, conference, discussion, sailors slang, from Port. palavra word, speech, talk, traders term for negotiating with the natives in West Africa, metathesis of L.L. parabola speech, discourse, from L. parabola… …   Etymology dictionary

  • palaver — informal ► NOUN 1) prolonged and tedious fuss or discussion. 2) dated a parley or improvised conference between two sides. ► VERB ▪ talk unnecessarily at length. ORIGIN Portuguese palavra word , from Latin parabola comparison …   English terms dictionary

  • palaver — [pə lav′ər] n. [Port palavra, a word, speech < LL(Ec) parabola,PARABLE] 1. a conference or discussion, as orig. between African natives and European explorers or traders 2. talk; esp., idle chatter 3. flattery; cajolery vi. 1. to talk, esp.… …   English World dictionary

  • Palaver — Der Begriff Palaver (früher: Palaber) bezeichnet ein langwieriges und häufig eher oberflächliches Gespräch.[1][2] Im Deutschen ist der Begriff im allgemeinen Sprachgebrauch daher eher negativ belegt. In ethnologischen Untersuchungen anderer… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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