parley-vous

English

Etymology

French parlez vous

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˌpɑː.liˈvuː/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌpɑɹ.liˈvu/

Noun

parley-vous (plural parley-vous)

  1. (dated, humorous) Someone who speaks a foreign language, especially French

Verb

parley-vous (third-person singular simple present parley-vouses, present participle parley-vousing, simple past and past participle parley-voused)

  1. (intransitive, dated, humorous) To speak a foreign language, especially French.
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