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pa·lav·er (pə-lăv́ər, -lä́vər)

[Portuguese palavra, speech, alteration of Late Latin parabola, speech, parable; see parable.]

noun 

    1. Idle chatter.
    2. Talk intended to charm or beguile.
  2. Obsolete A parley between European explorers and representatives of local populations, especially in Africa.

verb: -ered, -er·ing, -ers. 

transitive verb 

To flatter or cajole.

intransitive verb 

To chatter idly.