bajes

See also: baješ and bajés

Dutch

Etymology

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

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

Noun

bajes f (plural bajesen, diminutive bajesje n)

  1. (Netherlands, informal) slammer, jail, prison

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Spanish

Verb

bajes

  1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bajar
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