Judeo-Spanish
Judeo-Spanish is the alternative spelling of Judaeo-Spanish.
Meaning of Judaeo-Spanish
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
Origin of Judeo-Spanish
From Judeo- + Spanish.
Questions about Judeo-Spanish
- What is Judeo-Spanish the alternative spelling of?
- Judeo-Spanish is the alternative spelling of Judaeo-Spanish.
Words near Judeo-Spanish in the dictionary
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