Parleyvoo
/ˌpɑːlɪˈvuː/
verb (intransitive)
1.
to speak French
noun
2.
the French language
3.
a Frenchman
colloquial for “the French language,” 1754, from French parlez-vous (français?) “do you speak (French?)” For parlez, see parley (n.).
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