parleyvoo
UK/ˌpɑː.liˈvuː/US/ˌpɑɹ.liˈvu/
parleyvoo noun: the French language, especially as understood by an English person.
Noun
parleyvoo (countable and uncountable, plural parleyvoos)
- The French language, especially as understood by an English person.
- Lynch. Let him alone. He's back from Paris […] Zoe. O go on! Give us some parleyvoo.1922 February 2, James Joyce, Ulysses, Paris: Shakespeare and Company […], →OCLC
- A French person.
- [O]ne of these d—d Parlivoos will go farther with some women in a day, than an Englishman in a month—all owing to their impudence; for a common man has as much impudence in France as a man-midwife has in England.1789, John Moore, Zeluco, Valancourt, published 2008, page 276
- We were hardy British tars who had pity on a poor Parley-voo1887, Gilbert and Sullivan, “Ruddigore”, in Delphi Complete Works of Gilbert and Sullivan (Illustrated), published 2017, →ISBN
Verb
parleyvoo (third-person singular simple present parleyvoos, present participle parleyvooing, simple past and past participle parleyvooed)
parleyvoo meaning in Bengali
parleyvoo in Bengali
- ফরাসি ভাষা, একজন ফরাসি ব্যক্তি, কোনো বিদেশি ভাষা বলা
Forms of parleyvoo
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | parleyvoos |
| alternative form | parley-voo |
| alternative form | parley-vous |
| alternative form | parlez vous |
| alternative form | parlez-vous |
| alternative form | parlyvoo |
| Verb | |
| third-person singular present | parleyvoos |
| present participle | parleyvooing |
| past participle | parleyvooed |
| past | parleyvooed |
Origin of parleyvoo
From French parlez-vous.
Questions about parleyvoo
- What does parleyvoo mean?
- Parleyvoo means the French language, especially as understood by an English person.
- What is parleyvoo in Bengali?
- Parleyvoo in Bengali is ফরাসি ভাষা, একজন ফরাসি ব্যক্তি, কোনো বিদেশি ভাষা বলা. See Parleyvoo meaning in Bengali.
- What part of speech is parleyvoo?
- Parleyvoo can be a noun or a verb.
- How do you pronounce parleyvoo?
- Parleyvoo is pronounced /ˌpɑː.liˈvuː/ (UK).
- What is the plural of parleyvoo?
- The plural of parleyvoo is parleyvoos.
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