Pronounced: dint (well, duh), noun/verb
Notes: I think I’ve run across the word but couldn’t define it properly
Yesterday’s word
The word palaver means
- a long discussion usually between persons of different cultures or levels of sophistication
- idle talk
- misleading or beguiling speech
First usage
Our word came into English in the early 1700s
Background / Comments
In the 1700s, Portuguese and English sailors often met during trading trips along the West African coast. The English borrowed the word Portuguese word palavra (speech; word), but was used by these Portuguese traders to specifically means “discussions with natives”. The Portuguese word comes from the Late Latin word parabola (speech; parable), which comes from the Greek word parabolē (juxtaposition; comparison). And now we see the tie-in with the teachings of Jesus Christ: Our word comes from the Greek word for “parable”, and the Bible tells us All these things spake Jesus unto the multitude in parables; and without a parable spake he not unto them… (Matt 13:34).
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