Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Palaver

Palaver , noun

[Sp. palabra, or Portuguese palavra, from Latin parabola a comparison, a parable, Late Latin, a word. See Parable.]

1.
Talk; conversation; esp., idle or beguiling talk; talk intended to deceive; flattery.
2.
In Africa, a parley with the natives; a talk; hence, a public conference and deliberation; a debate.
This epoch of parliaments and eloquent palavers. — Carlyle

Palaver , verb, transitive and intransitive

To make palaver with, or to; to used palaver; to talk idly or deceitfully; to employ flattery; to cajole; as, to palaver artfully.
Palavering the little language for her benefit. — C. Bronté