Home › Words › P › parleparleparle means A surname.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, parle ranks #11,526 of 42,749 for Qualifying.EtymologyInherited from Middle English parlen (“to speak”), from Middle French parler, from Old French parler, from Late Latin parabolō.nameA surname.nounParley; talk.A nasty encounter.verbTo talk; to converse; to parley.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.parleying 74% match — The act of one who parleys. vs parle →parleyer 73% match — One who parleys. vs parle →enterparlance 73% match — Mutual talk or conversation; conference. vs parle →parley 71% match — A conference, especially one between enemies. vs parle →colloquy 71% match — # A conversation or dialogue. vs parle →conversate 70% match — To converse, to have conversation. vs parle →imparl 70% match — To hold discourse; to parley. vs parle →pourparler 70% match — parley (diplomatic consultation) vs parle →