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:

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• 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

• bajesklant

Spanish

Verb

bajes

1. second-person singular present subjunctive of bajar