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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024ba•le•bos•te (bä′lə bus′tə, -bôs′-),USA pronunciation n. [Informal.]- Informal Termsa capable, efficient housewife, esp. a traditional Jewish one, devoted to maintaining a well-run home.
Also, ba•le•bus•te (bä′lə bus′tə, -bŏŏs′-).USA pronunciation - Yiddish bal(e)boste, bal(e)buste proprietress, housekeeper, housewife, equivalent. to bal(e)bos, bal(e)bus proprietor, owner, master (compare Hebrew ba‘al habayth master of the house) + -te feminine noun, nominal suffix (compare Aramaic -ta, equivalent. to -t feminine suffix + -a definite article)
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