verb/pa.pɔ.te/
to chat, chatter; to nibble
“des heures passées à papoter” — hours spent chattering
Synonyms: bavarder, tailler le bout de gras
From Old French papier (“to murmur”) (from the onomatopoeic root "papp-", occurring in Latin pappare (“to eat”), having to do with movement of the lips) + -oter.