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Word: Yenta
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
1920s: Yiddish, originally a given name
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈjɛntə
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a woman who is a gossip or busybody
Short Definition:woman who is gossip or busybody
Examples:- she acts like a nosy yenta
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