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Word of the day July 21
The Word of the Day for July 21 is:
palaver • \puh-LAV-ur or puh-LAH-vur\ • (noun) 1a. a long parley usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication; 1b. conference, discussion; 2a. idle talk; 2b. misleading or beguiling speech
A little more information about today’s word:
During the 18th century, Portuguese and English sailors often met during trading trips along the African coast. This contact prompted the English to borrow the Portuguese "palavra," a word for a conference or for misleading, idle talk. The Portuguese word traces back to the Late Latin "parabola," a noun meaning "speech, parable," which in turn comes from the Greek "parabole," meaning "juxtaposition, comparison."
My sentence (using definition #1b):
Almost every Saturday, Dad and the other men from our neighborhood would hold a palaver out by the mailbox on the corner.
Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.
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