[pa.lav.er] n [Pg palavra word, speech, fr. LL parabola parable, speech] (1735) 1 a: a long parley usu. between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication b: conference, discussion
2. a: idle talk b: misleading or beguiling speech
[2]palaver vb pa.lav.ered ; pa.lav.er.ing vi (1773) 1: to talk profusely or idly
2: parley ~ vt: to use palaver to: cajole