balabay

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew בַּעַל הַבַּיִת‎ (bá'al habáyit, “master of the house”). Cognate with Yiddish בעל־הבית‎ (balebos, “head of household”),

Noun

balabay m (Latin spelling)

  1. master of the house

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