parley-voo

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noun

¦pärlē¦vü
plural -s
1
: the French language
no words to spell, no sums to do … and no parley-vooJ. R. Lowell
2
usually capitalized : frenchman
hardy British tars who had pity on a poor Parley-vooW. S. Gilbert

parley-voo

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intransitive verb

"
-ed/-ing/-s
: talk
especially : to speak French or another language besides English
nice to stop and parley-voo a second Sinclair Lewis

Word History

Etymology

Noun

French parlez-vous do you speak (in parlez-vous français? do you speak French?)

Intransitive verb

French parlez-vous

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“Parley-voo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/parley-voo. Accessed 24 Apr. 2024.

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