baleboste
English
editAlternative forms
edit- balabosta, balaboosta, balabusta, balabuste, balabusteh, balabooste, bala booste, bala boosta, balebosta, balebuste, baleboosteh
Etymology
editBorrowed from Yiddish בעל־הביתטע (baleboste), feminine form of בעל־הבית (balebos), from Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editbaleboste (plural balebatim)
Related terms
editFurther reading
edit- balabusta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- “balabosta”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.