linguarudo
Portuguese, adjective/lĩ.ɡwaˈɾu.du/
linguarudo is spelled L-I-N-G-U-A-R-U-D-O (10 letters) and appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese, the 115,974th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Linguarudo is a Portuguese adjective meaning “long-tongued” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “fofoqueiro, aquele que não guarda segredos”.
What does linguarudo mean in English?
adjective
- 1
long-tongued
- 2
who speaks too much and ends up inappropriately revealing information; who is a big mouth; who is a compulsive gossiper
- 3
popular name for a genus of sea snails, Olivancillaria, so called because of the anatomical structure it uses for burrowing into the sand
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
adjective: 1. fofoqueiro, aquele que não guarda segredos 2. aquele que fala muito, faladeiro
noun: 1. molusco gastrópode marinho da família Olividae, com concha oval, e pé semelhante a uma língua
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of linguarudo
- linguaruda feminine
- linguarudos masculine plural
- linguarudas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce linguarudo?
- Brazil /lĩ.ɡwaˈɾu.du/
- Portugal /lĩ.ɡwɐˈɾu.du/
- Portugal [lĩ.ɡwɐˈɾu.ðu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to linguarudo
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is linguarudo in Portuguese?
linguarudo appears about once in every 15 million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).