falabarato

Galician

Etymology

From falar (“to speak”) +‎ barato ("cheap", compare English barter).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /falaβaˈɾato̝/

Noun

falabarato m (plural falabaratos)

(colloquial, derogatory) windbag, big mouth, bigmouth, chatterbox (someone who talks too much)
(humorous) glib (having a ready flow of words but lacking thought or understanding; superficial; shallow)

References

“falabarato” in Dicionario de Dicionarios da lingua galega, SLI - ILGA 2006–2013.
“falabarato” in Tesouro informatizado da lingua galega. Santiago: ILG.
“falabarato” in Álvarez, Rosario (coord.): Tesouro do léxico patrimonial galego e portugués, Santiago de Compostela: Instituto da Lingua Galega.

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