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/Sounds like "chees" (as in "cheek") + "MOH" (as in "more") + "soh" (as in "solo")/

Meaning

A gossip, someone who loves talking about other people's lives and spreading private information that is not theirs to share. The chismoso is the unofficial neighborhood reporter who always knows everything first, exaggerates half of it, and tells everyone else before you even find out yourself.

Examples

Eres muy chismoso, siempre te enteras antes que nadie. (You're such a gossip, you always find out before anyone else does.)

Las chismosas del edificio tienen más información que el telediario. (The gossips in this building have more information than the evening news.)

Regional synonyms

Having a lot of nerve or shameless audacity, doing something bold without a hint of embarrassment. Used in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Honduras, "harta cara" is a regional intensifier that hits even harder than the standard "cara dura."