Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yenta

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.21 in modern English

Syllables: yen-ta
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.

Example Sentences

"Please don't tell your girlfriend what I said; she's a yenta!"
"And you had to marry that yenta West Side broad from a family of ward politicians and punchboard gamblers of candy-store kikes and sewer inspectors."

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish יענטע (yente).

Inflected Forms

yentas (plural) yente (alternative) yentl (alternative)

Questions

What does yenta mean?: A woman who meddles in the business of others; a busybody; a female gossipmonger.
Where does yenta come from?: Borrowed from Yiddish יענטע (yente).

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