bolleboos

Dutch

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbɔ.ləˌboːs/
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: bol‧le‧boos

Noun

bolleboos m (plural bollebozen, diminutive bolleboosje n)

  1. smart or clever person
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is available under Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 unless otherwise noted. Additional terms may apply for the media files.