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English
- balabosta, balaboosta, balabusta, balabuste, balabusteh, balabooste, bala booste, bala boosta, balebosta, balebuste, baleboosteh
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)
- (Judaism) mistress of the house
- (Judaism) ideal housewife, homemaker, hostess
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