kibitz

Significado (Inglés)

1. (intransitive) To make small talk or idle chatter.
2. (intransitive) To give unsolicited or unwanted advice or make unhelpful or idle comments, especially to someone playing a game.
3. (intransitive, transitive) To watch a card or board game.

Conceptos

entrometerse

cotorrear

inmiscuirse

parlotear

meter la nariz

Sinónimos

kibbitz

look on

Traducciones

kiebitzen

Kiebitz

conseiller

conseiller en douce

kibbitz

kibbitzer

roddelen

تطفّل

kommentaar geven

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈkɪbɪts/

Etimología (Inglés)

Cognado con alemán: kiebitzen

In summary

From Yiddish קיבעצן (kibetsn), cognate to German kiebitzen (“to look on”), from German Kiebitz (“lapwing”), from Middle High German gibiz (“plover”), imitative of its cry. Compare peewit.