palabra
\ pah-LAH-vrah \ , noun;
1.Spanish . a word.
2.Spanish . speech; talk.
Quotes:
To conquer or die is no theatrical palabra , in these circumstances, but a practical truth and necessity.
-- Thomas Carlyle, "The French Revolution ," 1837
I spoke Spanish during the campaign, too. I told folks that oportunidad is not just a palabra .
-- Maureen Dowd, "Liberties; Inside Al Gore's Head," New York Times , June 13, 2001
Origin:
Palabra came to English from Spanish in the early 1600s.
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