parleyvoo
/ (ˌpɑːlɪˈvuː) informal /
verb (intr)
to speak French
noun
the French language
a Frenchman
Word Origin for parleyvoo
C20: jocular respelling of
parlez-vous (
français)
? do you speak (French)?
Words nearby parleyvoo
parlary,
parlay,
parle,
parlement,
parley,
parleyvoo,
parliament,
parliament clock,
parliament hinge,
parliamentarian,
parliamentarianism
Example sentences from the Web for parleyvoo
And Parleyvoo Pickens, the wrong reverend, writes out a marriage certificate, and farmer and farmeress sign it as witnesses.
The Gentle Grafter |O. Henry