baftă

Română

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baftă

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Borrowed from Romani baxt (“good luck”), ultimately from Persian بخت.

noun bafte · baftă · bafta · baftele

feminine, slang good luck

In English

break a leg expression of best wishes to a performer

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"baftă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/ro/baft%C4%83. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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baftă. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/ro/baft%C4%83

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"baftă." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/ro/baft%C4%83.

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@misc{bafta_2026,
  title = {baftă},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/ro/baft%C4%83},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}