Judaeo-Spanish
Judaeo-Spanish proper noun: a Romance language, based on Old Spanish, and spoken almost exclusively by Sephardic Jews in Greece and Turkey.
Proper noun
Judaeo-Spanish
- A Romance language, based on Old Spanish, and spoken almost exclusively by Sephardic Jews in Greece and Turkey.
- Although like most American-born children of immigrants they had failed to develop a fluent use of the mother tongue, both had heard Judaeo-Spanish all their lives and had entirely native habits of pronouncing it.1950, Agard, Frederick B., "Present-Day Judaeo-Spanish in the United States," in Hispania, Vol. 33, American Association of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, page 204
- Synonyms:
- Djudezmo, Djudeo-Espanyol, Djudeo-Kasteyano, Ladino
Judaeo-Spanish meaning in Hindi
Judaeo-Spanish in Hindi
- Translations
- यहूदी स्पेनी yahūdī spenī
Synonyms of Judaeo-Spanish
Forms of Judaeo-Spanish
| alternative form | Judeo-Spanish |
|---|---|
| alternative form (obsolete) | Judæo-Spanish |
Origin of Judaeo-Spanish
From Judaeo- + Spanish.
Questions about Judaeo-Spanish
- What does Judaeo-Spanish mean?
- Judaeo-Spanish means a Romance language, based on Old Spanish, and spoken almost exclusively by Sephardic Jews in Greece and Turkey.
- What is Judaeo-Spanish in Hindi?
- Judaeo-Spanish in Hindi is यहूदी स्पेनी (yahūdī spenī). See Judaeo-Spanish meaning in Hindi.
- What part of speech is Judaeo-Spanish?
- Judaeo-Spanish is a proper noun.
Words near Judaeo-Spanish in the dictionary
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