cackle

[/ˈkækəl/]

verb/noun

cacarejar; gargalhada estridente

1. (verb) To make the loud, harsh cry characteristic of a hen; to laugh loudly or shrilly

The hens cackled in the farmyard.

As galinhas cacarejavam no pátio da fazenda.

2. (noun) A loud, harsh laugh or the cry of a hen

Her cackle echoed through the room.

Sua gargalhada estridente ecoou pela sala.

3. (verb) To talk or chatter noisily

The old women cackled about the gossip.

As velhas tagarelavam sobre o fofoca.

NYC Slang

cackle up (to laugh hard); that cackle (that laugh)

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Regional Variations

General Brazilian

cacarejar; gargalhada

Most common usage across Brazil

São Paulo

gargalhada estridente; risada

Urban usage focusing on the laugh rather than chicken sound

Portugal

gargalhada; palreio

European Portuguese preference for 'palreio' when referring to chatter

cackle like a hen (to laugh shrilly or loudly)

cut the cackle (stop talking and get to the point)

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