palabra

pa·la·bra
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/pəˈlɑːbɹə//pəˈlæbɹə/

noun

A word; idle talk.

OriginSpanish palabra →
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Meanings

nounpalabra (plural palabras)

plural palabras

  1. poeticrareA word; idle talk.

    Comparisons are odorous: palabras, neighbor Verges.

    1598–1599 (first performance), William Shakespeare, “Much Adoe about Nothing”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, (please specify the act number in uppercase Roman numerals, and the scene number in lowercase Roman numerals)

Origin

  1. Spanishpalabra“word”
  2. Englishpalabra

Borrowed from Spanish palabra (“word”). Doublet of parable and parabola.

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APA

palabra. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palabra

MLA

“palabra.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palabra. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “palabra,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/palabra.

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