tagarela

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.ɡaˈɾɛ.lɐ/
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /ta.ɡaˈɾɛ.la/
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /tɐ.ɡɐˈɾɛ.lɐ/ [tɐ.ɣɐˈɾɛ.lɐ]

  • Hyphenation: ta‧ga‧re‧la

Etymology 1

FWOTD – 24 May 2022

Probably from Arabic تَكَلَّم (takallam, to talk).

Adjective

tagarela m or f (plural tagarelas, comparable, comparative mais tagarela, superlative o mais tagarela or tagarelíssimo)

  1. blabbermouthed; talkative; excessively chatty
    • 2008, Cyro dos Anjos, Abdias, 6th edition, Editora Globo, page 76:
      Por que estou, hoje, tão agitado e tagarela?
      Why am I so agitated and talkative today?

Noun

tagarela m or f by sense (plural tagarelas)

  1. chatterbox; blabbermouth (someone who talks or gossips excessively)
    Synonym: falador
    • 2016, Simone Fraga, Minha pequena grande mulher, 3rd edition, Qualis, page 218:
      Sua tagarela, fique quieta.
      Be quiet, you blabbermouth!

Verb

tagarela

  1. inflection of tagarelar:
    1. third-person singular present indicative
    2. second-person singular imperative

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