bajes

See also: baješ and bajés

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from Yiddish בית (bajes, “house”), from Hebrew בית (báyit, “house”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbaː.jəs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: ba‧jes

Noun

bajes f (plural bajesen, diminutive bajesje n)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) slammer, jail, prison
    Synonyms: bak, gevang, gevangenis, lik, nor

Derived terms

Spanish

Verb

bajes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bajar
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