talk vs palaver

palaver vs talk

talk and palaver both are nouns.

talk and palaver both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
talk	Yes	No	Yes	No
palaver	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, palaver is a hyponym of talk; that is, palaver is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than talk:

talk: express in speech
palaver: speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly

Other hyponyms of talk include read, phonate, vocalise, vocalize, troll, begin, lip off, shoot one's mouth off, shout, whisper, peep, speak up, snap, snarl, enthuse, speak in tongues, swallow, verbalise, verbalize, whiff, talk about, talk of, blubber, blubber out, drone, drone on, bumble, falter, stammer, stutter, rasp, blunder, blunder out, blurt, blurt out, ejaculate, inflect, modulate, tone, deliver, present, generalise, generalize, blab, blabber, chatter, clack, gabble, gibber, maunder, piffle, prate, prattle, tattle, tittle-tattle, twaddle, chatter, jaw, rattle on, yack, yack away, yap away, open up, snivel, whine, murmur, maunder, mumble, mussitate, mutter, slur, bark, bay, jabber, mouth off, rabbit on, rant, rave, spout, hiss, sibilate, siss, sizz, cackle, babble, chant, intone, tone, gulp, sing, talmbout.

talk (noun)	palaver (noun)
the act of giving a talk to an audience	loud and confused and empty talk
an exchange of ideas via conversation	flattery intended to persuade
idle gossip or rumor
a speech that is open to the public
discussion; (`talk about' is a less formal alternative for `discussion of')

talk (verb)	palaver (verb)
express in speech	have a lengthy discussion, usually between people of different backgrounds
exchange thoughts; talk with	influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
reveal information	speak (about unimportant matters) rapidly and incessantly
use language
deliver a lecture or talk
divulge confidential information or secrets

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