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bajes

Pronunciation: /ˈbaː.jəs/

“bajes” is a Dutch word. Its meaning in English:

noun

  1. slammer, jail, prison

Etymology

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

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