baleboste

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/bɑːləˈbʌstə//bɑːləˈbɒstə//bɑːləˈbɔstə/

noun

mistress of the house

OriginYiddish בעל־הביתטע ← Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת →
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Meanings

nounbaleboste (plural balebatim)

plural balebatim · alternative balabosta · alternative balaboosta · alternative balabusta · alternative balabuste · alternative balabusteh · alternative balabooste · alternative bala booste · alternative bala boosta · alternative balebosta · alternative balebuste · alternative baleboosteh

  1. Judaismmistress of the house
  2. Judaismideal housewife, homemaker, hostess

Origin

  1. Hebrewבַּעַל הַבַּיִת“master of the house”
  2. Yiddishבעל־הביתטע
  3. Englishbaleboste

Borrowed from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste), feminine form of בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”).

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