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 Definitions of yenta  [ˈyɛn tə]  

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Definition of 'yenta' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) yenta
a gossipy woman; busybody.

Etymology:  (1930–35; < Yiddish yente orig. a female personal name, earlier Yentl&indirdesc; early It; cf. It gentile kind, orig., noble; see gentle)

Definition of 'yenta' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) yenta
(Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant

2. (noun) yenta
(Yiddish) a woman who talks too much; a gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal

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