baleboste
English
Alternative forms
- balabosta
- balaboosta
- balabusta
- balabuste
- balabusteh
Etymology
Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste), feminine form of בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bɑːləˈbʌstə/, /bɑːləˈbɒstə/, /bɑːləˈbɔstə/
Noun
baleboste (plural balebatim)
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