yenta

名词 yenta:

1. (Yiddish) a vulgar shrew; a shallow coarse termagant
2. (Yiddish) a woman gossip unable to keep a secret; a woman who spreads rumors and scandal

yen.ta

n.Slang （名词）【俚语】
A person, especially a woman, who is regarded as meddlesome or gossipy.
长舌妇：被认为是好管闲事或饶舌的人，常指女人

来源：
Yiddish yente
意第绪语 yente
back-formation from the woman`s name Yente
源自女子名 Yente的逆构词
alteration of Yentl
Yentl的变化
from Old Italian Gentile
源自 古意大利语 Gentile
from gentile [amiable, highborn]
源自 gentile [温和的，出生高贵的]
from Latin gentilis [of the same clan] * see gentle
源自 拉丁语 gentilis [属于同一家族] *参见 gentle