Diccionario Yidish – English

Letra B

• Babka – Coffee cake style pastry
• Badchan – Jester, merry maker or master of ceremonies at a wedding; at the end of the meal he announces the presents, lifting them up and praising the giver and the gift in a humorous manner
• Bagroben – To bury
• Baitsim – Testicles
• Balebatim – Persons of high standing
• Balbatish – Quiet, respectable, well mannered
• Balebatisheh yiden – Respectable Jews, people of substance and good standing in the community
• Baleboosteh – Mistress of the house. A compliment to someone who is a terrific housekeeper. «She is some baleboosteh!»
• Balegoola – Truckdriver or sloppy person of low standing.
• Balmalocha – An expert (sometimes used sarcastically- Oy, is he an expert!)
• Balnes – Miracle-worker
• Bal Toyreh – Learned man, scholar
• Balt- Sure
• Bandit – Menace, outlaw, pain-in-the-neck
• Bareden yenem – To gossip
• Baren (taboo) – Fornicate: bother, annoy
• Barimer – Braggart, show-off
• Bashert – Fated or predestined
• Bas-yekhide – A female only child
• Bashert zein – To be destined
• Batampte – Tasty , delicious
• Batlan – Someone without a trade or a regular means of livelihood
• Baysn zikh di finger vos – Regret strongly that……..
• Becher – Wine goblet
• Behaimeh – Animal, cow (when referring to a human being, means dull-witted)
• Bei mir hust du gepoylt – You’ve gotten your way with me.
• Ben-yokhid – A male only child
• Benken – «To yearn for» or «to long for.»
• Benkshaft – Homesickness, nostalgia
• Bentsh – To bless, to recite a blessing
• Bentshen lecht – Recite prayer over lit candles on Sabbath eve or Holy Day candles
• Beryeh – Efficient, competent housewife
• Bes medresh – Synagogue
• Bialy – Named for the Polish city of Bialystock, the bialy is of Jewish origin. A Bialy is a fairly large (about 6 inches) chewy round yeast roll. Somewhat similar to a bagel, it has a depression rather than a hole in the centre, and is sprinkled with chopped sauteed onion before baking.
• Bikur cholem – Visiting the sick
• Billik – Cheap, inexpensive
• Bist meshugeh? – Are you crazy?
• Biteh – Please
• Blondjen – To wander, be lost
• Boarderkeh – A female boarder
• Boch – A punch
• Bohmer – Bum (masc.)
• Bohmerkeh – Bum (fem.)
• Boorvisser fiss – Barefoot
• Boreke borsht – Beet borsht which the wealthy could afford.
• Borekes – Pastries with cheese inside
• Borsht – Beet soup
• Borsht circuit – Hotels in the Catskill Mountains of New York State, with an almost entirely Jewish clientele, who are fond of borsht; term is used by entertainers
• Borviss – Barefoot
• Botvenye borsht – Borsht made from beet leaves for the poor.
• Boychik – Young boy (term of endearment)
• Boykh – Stomach, abdomen
• Boykhvehtig – Stomachache
• Breeye – Creature, animal
• Breire – choice
• Bris – Circumcision
• Bristen – Breasts
• Broitgeber – Head of family (Lit., Bread giver)
• Bronfen – Whiskey
• Broygis – Not on speaking terms
• B’suleh – Virgin
• Bubbeh – Grandmother
• Bubbe maisse – Grandmother’s tale.
• Bubbee – Friendly term for anybody you like
• Bubeleh – Endearing term for anyone you like regardless of age
• Bulvan – Man built like an ox; boorish, coarse, rude person
• Bupkis – Nothing. Something totally worthless (Lit., Beans)
• Butchke – chat, tete-a-tete, telling tales.

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