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How to pronounce “palaver”
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Pronunciation guide for palaver
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of palaver with real speech in context.
- Available examples
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- Real speech example
- Humble plants that hide surprising secrets
in West Africa, it's known as the palaver tree,
- Definition summary
- (Africa) A village council meeting.
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How to pronounce palaver
Humble plants that hide surprising secrets
in West Africa, it's known as the palaver tree,
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “palaver”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- (Africa) A village council meeting.
- (Canada, US, archaic in Britain) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.]
- (British) Mentally draining activity, either physical or fuss.
- A meeting at which there is much talk; a debate; a moot.
- (informal) Disagreement.
- Talk intended to deceive. [from 19th c.]
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To discuss with much talk.
- (transitive) To flatter.
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