chica entrometida
/t͡ʃika entɾometida/from spelling rules
The Spanish phrase for "nosy girl" is chica entrometida.
This phrase describes a girl who pries into other people's private business.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
You can use the informal term chismosa to refer to a nosy girl. Another colloquial option is the phrase chica metiche, which is a more informal and common way to say chica entrometida in many Latin American countries.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In Mexico and some other Latin American countries, entrometida is used to describe a nosy girl.
How does it change in a sentence?
The phrase chica entrometida is feminine and must agree in gender with the noun chica. To refer to a nosy boy, change the noun and the adjective to the masculine forms chico entrometido. The plural form requires both the noun and the adjective to take the plural suffix '-s'.
How do you pronounce it?
/tʃika entɾometida/
Did you know?
- In certain parts of Spain, a person who is nosy might be called a cotilla, which comes from the word for 'quail' because the bird is thought to be quite busy and inquisitive.
- Unlike English, where 'nosy' refers to the nose, the Spanish terms focus on 'entering' or 'mixing', such as the 'me-' prefix in metiche which relates to 'putting into'.
- If you want to describe someone who is incredibly nosy, you can intensify metiche by saying metiche de manual, which implies they are a 'textbook' meddler.
Examples in context
- La chica curiosa es muy preguntonaThe curious girl is very inquisitive.
- Esa chica entrometida siempre pregunta demasiado.That nosy girl always asks too much.
- La vecina es una chica entrometida y molesta.The neighbor is a nosy and annoying girl.
Example conversation
Alejandro and María are talking about a neighbor.
- AlejandroLa vecina leyó mis mensajes privados.The neighbor read my private messages.
- MaríaEs que ella es una chica entrometida.It's just that she is a nosy girl.
- AlejandroNo puede dejar de vigilarme.She can't stop watching me.
- MaríaMejor ignora a María y sus chismes.Better ignore María and her gossip.
Sources
- IPA marked “from spelling rules” is derived from standard Spanish spelling, where Wiktionary gives none.
