pa·lav·er 
(pə-lăvər, -lävər)
(pə-lăvər, -lävər)n.
1.
a. Idle chatter.
b. Talk intended to charm or beguile.
2. A negotiation or discussion concerning matters in dispute, especially in the traditional cultures of West Africa.
v. pa·lav·ered, pa·lav·er·ing, pa·lav·ers
v.intr.
To talk idly or at length.
v.tr.
Archaic To flatter or cajole.
[Portuguese palavra, speech, alteration of Late Latin parabola, speech, parable; see PARABLE.]
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