tagarela

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Portuguese

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Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: ta‧ga‧re‧la

Etymology 1

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Probably from Arabic تَكَلَّم (takallam, to talk).

Adjective

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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

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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!

Etymology 2

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Verb

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tagarela

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

Further reading

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