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noun, feminine

palabra

/paˈlabɾa/

noun, feminine/paˈlabɾa/plural: palabras

word; wording; word (promise)

las palabras de amorthe words of love

Inherited from Old Spanish parabla by metathesis, from Late Latin, from Latin parabola (“comparison; later, speech”), from Ancient Greek παραβολή (parabolḗ, “comparison; parable”). Doublet of parábola, a borrowing. Compare English parley, palaver, parable and parole.