buen shabat

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Pronunciations

buen shabat (bwen shah-BAHT) listen

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Definitions

  • interj. 'Good Sabbath,' a traditional Sabbath greeting.

Example Sentences

  • "Make sure you say buen Shabbat when you get to avuela's!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Textual Hebrew
  • Ladino

Etymology

  • L buen 'good' + TH שבת shabat 'Sabbath'

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      buen shabbat

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