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baleboste

/bɑːləˈbʌstə/

baleboste noun: mistress of the house.

Noun

baleboste (plural balebatim)

  1. (Judaism) mistress of the house
  2. (Judaism) ideal housewife, homemaker, hostess

Forms of baleboste

pluralbalebatim
alternative formbalabosta
alternative formbalaboosta
alternative formbalabusta
alternative formbalabuste
alternative formbalabusteh
alternative formbalabooste
alternative formbala booste
alternative formbala boosta
alternative formbalebosta
alternative formbalebuste
alternative formbaleboosteh

Origin of baleboste

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

Questions about baleboste

What does baleboste mean?
Baleboste means mistress of the house.
What part of speech is baleboste?
Baleboste is a noun.
How do you pronounce baleboste?
Baleboste is pronounced /bɑːləˈbʌstə/.
What is the plural of baleboste?
The plural of baleboste is balebatim.

Words near baleboste in the dictionary

  1. Balearics
  2. balebatim
  3. baleboosteh
  4. balebos
  5. balebosta
  6. baleboste
  7. balebuste
  8. balection
  9. balections
  10. baled
  11. baled out

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