palaver

noun

/pəˈlɑːvə(r)/

/pəˈlɑːvər/, /pəˈlævər/

(informal)

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[uncountable, singular] (British English) a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by something that is not important synonym fuss
- What's all the palaver about?
- What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa!
[uncountable] (North American English) talk that does not have any meaning synonym nonsense
- He's talking palaver.

Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘a talk between tribespeople and traders’): from Portuguese palavra ‘word’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē ‘placing side by side, application’, from para- ‘beside’ + bolē ‘a throw’ (from the verb ballein).

单词	palaver
释义	palaver noun /pəˈlɑːvə(r)/ /pəˈlɑːvər/, /pəˈlævər/ (informal) jump to other results [uncountable, singular] (British English) a lot of unnecessary activity, excitement or trouble, especially caused by something that is not important synonym fuss What's all the palaver about? What a palaver it is, trying to get a new visa! [uncountable] (North American English) talk that does not have any meaning synonym nonsense He's talking palaver. Word Originmid 18th cent. (in the sense ‘a talk between tribespeople and traders’): from Portuguese palavra ‘word’, from Latin parabola ‘comparison’, from Greek parabolē ‘placing side by side, application’, from para- ‘beside’ + bolē ‘a throw’ (from the verb ballein).
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