# parle

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #70,993

## Definitions
1. Parley; talk.
2. A nasty encounter.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English parlen (“to speak”), from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Late Latin parabolō.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/parle