palabra
/pəˈlɑːbrə/
noun
- A word or speech, especially in Spanish or Spanish-influenced contexts; often used in the phrase 'give me your palabra' meaning a promise or one's word.
- She whispered a palabra in Spanish that I didn't understand.
- He gave me his palabra that he would return the book by Friday.
- In the old western, the sheriff took the outlaw's palabra as a bond.