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/Sounds like "koh" (as in "coat") + "TEE" (as in "tea") + "yah" (as in "yard")/

Meaning

A gossip, someone who can't help sticking their nose in everyone else's business and loves spreading the latest drama. In Spain, the cotilla is a beloved and feared figure: equal parts entertainer and menace, always in the know and never able to keep it to themselves.

Examples

Don't tell her anything, she's a total gossip.

The neighbor upstairs is a nosy gossip, he knows everything.

Regional synonyms
Bandera de Colombia
Bandera de Ecuador
Bandera de México
Bandera de Perú
Bandera de Venezuela
Chismoso
Bandera de Guatemala
Shute

A wildcard word used across Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, and Panama to mean a thing, situation, matter, or problem. It can replace almost any noun depending on context, and fluent speakers swap it in constantly without a second thought.