parleyvoo
/ (ˌpɑːlɪˈvuː) informal /
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verb (intr)
to speak French
noun
the French language
a Frenchman
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Word Origin for parleyvoo
C20: jocular respelling of parlez-vous (français) ? do you speak (French)?
Words nearby parleyvoo
parlance, parlando, parlay, parle, parley, parleyvoo, parliament, parliamentarian, parliamentarianism, parliamentary, parliamentary agent
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How to use parleyvoo in a sentence
I can't parleyvoo with him, but he's an honest rogue for a Frenchman, and 'twas he brought off my young Lord.
The Chaplet of Pearls|Charlotte M. YongeAnd Parleyvoo Pickens, the wrong reverend, writes out a marriage certificate, and farmer and farmeress sign it as witnesses.
The Gentle Grafter|O. HenryAw dooant parleyvoo, awm throo Yorksher; cannot yo spaik plain English?
Seets I' Paris|John HartleyAw dooant care whether it's poisin' or parleyvoo-in', awl bet his heead comes off schews ha!
Seets I' Paris|John Hartley