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