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baleboste

/bɑːləˈbʌstə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
bale-boste
IPA
/bɑːləˈbʌstə/
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

mistress of the house

noun

ideal housewife, homemaker, hostess

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: בעל־הביתטע, בַּעַל הַבַּיִת

Inflected Forms

balebatim (plural) balabosta (alternative) balaboosta (alternative) balabusta (alternative) balabuste (alternative) balabusteh (alternative) balabooste (alternative) bala booste (alternative) bala boosta (alternative) balebosta (alternative) balebuste (alternative) baleboosteh (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

Baal balebos

Questions

How do you pronounce baleboste?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɑːləˈbʌstə/.
What does baleboste mean?
mistress of the house
Where does baleboste come from?
It is traced to Yiddish.

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