באַלעבאָנדע

Yiddish

Etymology

Related to בעל־הביתטע (baleboste). (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)

Noun

באַלעבאָנדע • (balebonde) f, plural באַלעבאָנדעס (balebondes)

1. (humorous) lousy housekeeper

References

• Beinfeld, Solon, Bochner, Harry (2013) “באַלעבאָנדע”, in Comprehensive Yiddish-English Dictionary, Bloomington, Indiana: Indiana University Press, →ISBN
• Justus van de Kamp et al., “באַלעבאָנדע” in Jiddisch-Nederlands Woordenboek [Yiddish-Dutch Dictionary], Amsterdam: Stichting Jiddische Lexicografie, 1987-present (ongoing). [1].