🇮🇹Italian Source WordCode: IT

Chiacchierone

Pronunciation / Transliteration: kiak-kye-ro-ne

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Chatterbox/ˈtʃæt.ər.bɒks/
nounCEFR B1 (Intermediate)Top #1500 frequency
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🇮🇹 Example Sentence in Italian:

"Lui è un chiacchierone e non riesce a stare zitto."

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2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A person who talks a lot, often in a lively or animated manner.

    "At the party, she was the chatterbox, entertaining everyone with her stories."
  2. 2

    A device or object that produces chatter or noise.

    "The old toy was a chatterbox that made sounds when you pressed a button."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'chatterbox' is a compound word formed from 'chatter', which originates from Middle English 'chateren', meaning to talk rapidly or incessantly, and 'box', which in this context refers to a person who talks a lot. The term has been in use since the early 19th century, evolving to describe someone who is excessively talkative.

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