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Palava

🇱🇷 Liberia Slang
Added Aug 12, 2025 · 2 definitions
TOP DEFINITION

Palava definition 1

Trouble or problem (similar to wahala).

"No bring palava here. (Don't bring trouble here.)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Aug 12, 2025
DEFINITION 2

Palava definition 2

Problem/Trouble (Issue)

"Big palava coming! (Big trouble is coming!)"
by Khulekani Dladla Elder · Apr 06, 2026

Word Details

Country
🇱🇷 Liberia
Definitions
2 community definitions
Added
August 2025

↻ Similar Words

Palava 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Problem or hassle (from old Pidgin and ultimately Portuguese *palavra*).

Palava 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Trouble (Trouble/issue)

"Avoid palava. (Avoid trouble.)"

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🌍 "Palava" Across Africa

This word is also used in 3 other countries, sometimes with a different meaning.

Palava 🇳🇬 Nigeria

Problem or hassle (from old Pidgin and ultimately Portuguese *palavra*).
Palava 🇸🇱 Sierra Leone

Trouble (Trouble/issue)
Palava 🇨🇲 Cameroon

Palava (Problem/trouble)

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