Word Type

Noun

Verb

The word "palaver" can be used as noun and verb.

Word Relationships

Derived Terms

palaver hut palaver sauce palaverer palaverist palaverment palaverous

Etymologically Related To

parabola parole

Context

africa

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

bunk flattery hokum meaninglessness mouth nonsense nonsensicality parley persuade speak talk utter verbalise verbalize

Type Of (IsA)

nonsense

Manner Of

parley

Related Terms

chatter council debate disagreement discuss fuss meeting moot talk unnecessary village

Synonym Network

ado blandishment chatter hot air jabber wheedle

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.