baleboste
[ bah-luh-buhs-tuh, -baws- ]
/ ˌbɑ ləˈbʌs tə, -ˈbɔs- /
noun Informal.
a capable, efficient housewife, especially a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
Also
ba·le·bus·te
[bah-luh-buhs-tuh, -boo s-] /ˌbɑ ləˈbʌs tə, -ˈbʊs-/.
Origin of baleboste
< Yiddish
bal(e)boste, bal(e)buste proprietress, housekeeper, housewife, equivalent to
bal(e)bos, bal(e)bus proprietor, owner, master (compare Hebrew
baʿal habayth master of the house) +
-te feminine noun suffix (compare Aramaic
-ta, equivalent to
-t feminine suffix +
-a definite article)
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