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yen•ta
(yen′tə),USA pronunciation n. [Slang.]
- Slang Termsa person, esp. a woman, who is a busybody or gossip.
- Yiddish yente, origin, originally a female personal name, earlier Yentl
Old Italian; compare Italian gentile kind, amiable, origin, originally, noble, highborn; see gentle - 1930–35