Dictionary of Phrase and Fable—P

Palaver

comes from the Portuguese palavra (talk), which is palaver, a council of African chiefs.

“Comparisons are odorous: palabras [words], neighbour Verges.” —Shakespeare Much Ado about Nothing, iii. 4.

Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894
Pale
Palatinate
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