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Palabre

🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire Slang
Added Apr 06, 2026 · 1 definition
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Palabre definition 1

Discussion, négociation (Discussion, negotiation)

"On va faire palabre pour régler ça (We'll have a discussion to settle this)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

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🇨🇮 Côte d'Ivoire
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April 2026

↻ Similar Words

Palabre 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Discussion traditionnelle (Traditional discussion)

"Régler na palabre (Settle through discussion)"
Palabres 🇹🇬 Togo

Discussion/dispute (Discussion/argument)

"Arrêtez les palabres! (Stop the arguments!)"

🇨🇮 About Côte d'Ivoire Slang

Ivorian slang centres on Nouchi, a colourful urban creole born in Abidjan that blends French with Dioula, Bété, and other local languages into one of West Africa's most distinctive street dialects.

KASINARY has 1498 Côte d'Ivoire slang words collected from native speakers.

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🌍 "Palabre" Across Africa

This word is also used in 1 other country, sometimes with a different meaning.

Palabre 🇨🇫 Central African Republic

Discussion traditionnelle (Traditional discussion)

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