bevakashá

See also: bevakasha

Ladino

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew בְּבַקָּשָׁה.

Interjection

bevakashá

  1. please (I beseech you)
    Synonyms: por favor, por plazer, si te plaze
    • 1986, Matilda Koén-Sarano, קואינטוס: סיפורים מהווי המשפחה היהודית־ספרדית[1], כנה, →ISBN, page 379:
      "Bevakashá!" me disho eya, i se fue a tomar lo ke tinía demenester.
      Please!’ she said to me, and she left to take what she needed.
      (literally, “Please!’ me said she, and went herself to take that which was having need.”)