tagarela

[tah-gah-REH-lah]

noun/adjectivefeminine (as noun); invariable (as adjective)pl: tagarelas

chatterbox, talkative person, chatterer

1. A person who talks excessively or incessantly; someone prone to idle chatter

She is such a chatterbox that she never stops talking.

Ela é uma tagarela que nunca para de falar.

2. Adjective: Talkative, chatty, prone to gossiping

He has a talkative personality and loves to gossip.

Ele tem uma personalidade tagarela e adora fofocas.

NYC Slang

motormouth, chatterbox, blabbermouth

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General Brazilian

tagarela

Standard usage across Brazil

Rio de Janeiro

tagarela

Common in informal speech; sometimes used affectionately

São Paulo

tagarela

Standard usage; can imply gossiper or busybody

Portugal

tagarela

Less common; more regional or older usage

língua de tagarela (wagging tongue)

tagarelice (excessive chatter, idle gossip)

ser tagarela de língua (to be a gossip)

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