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(Africa) A village council meeting. / (North America, archaic British) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.] / (Britain) Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss.

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palaver

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Source Word

palaver

IPA(Pronunciation)

/pəˈlɑː.və(ɹ)/

Noun

Africa countable uncountable British North-America archaic Britain informal

(Africa) A village council meeting. / (North America, archaic British) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.] / (Britain) Mentally-draining activity, either physical or fuss.

Japanese Meaning

（アフリカ）村の評議会、会合 / （北米、古英語由来）無駄な会話、雑談 / （英国）精神的に消耗させる活動、疲労を引き起こす作業

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The village elders gathered for a palaver under the baobab tree to settle the boundary dispute.

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村の長老たちは境界の争いを解決するために、バオバブの木の下で村の評議会を開いた。

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(Africa) A village council meeting.

Here we remained four days, on account of a palaver which was held on the following occasion.

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(North America, archaic British) Talk, especially unnecessary talk; chatter. [from 18th c.]

Frances pulled his hair heartily, and then went and seated herself on her husband’s knee, and there they were, like two babies, kissing and talking nonsense by the hour—foolish palaver that we should be ashamed of.

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