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falangueiro.

a natural conversationalist

11 characters4 syllables approx.Galego language

Meaning & usage

noun/falaŋˈɡejɾo̝/

  1. a natural conversationalist

    masculine

  2. flatterer

    masculine
Where this word comes from

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese falagueyro (“flatterer”), from older afalagar (modern afagar), probably from Arabic خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “to behave kindly”). Semantically influenced by falar (“to speak”), from Latin fābulāre. Compare Portuguese fagueiro and Spanish halagar.

adj/falaŋˈɡejɾo̝/

  1. pleasantly talkative and sociable

Where this word comes from

13th century. From Old Galician-Portuguese falagueyro (“flatterer”), from older afalagar (modern afagar), probably from Arabic خَلَقَ (ḵalaqa, “to behave kindly”). Semantically influenced by falar (“to speak”), from Latin fābulāre. Compare Portuguese fagueiro and Spanish halagar.

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