Meaning
To not mince words / To be blunt
Example
Minha avó não tem papas na língua, fala tudo que pensa na cara de qualquer um.
My grandmother doesn't mince words, she says whatever she thinks to anyone's face.
Origin
'Papas' are soft pap — baby food. To have 'no pap on the tongue' = to speak without softening anything.
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