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Judezmo

Judezmo proper noun: the Judaeo-Spanish language.

Proper noun

Judezmo

  1. The Judaeo-Spanish language.
    • However, from the perspective of spoken Magrebi Judeo-Arabic, Judezmo appears to have very substantial autonomy indeed (Cohen 1981 and this volume).1985, Joshua A. Fishman, Readings in the Sociology of Jewish Languages, E.J. Brill, page 6

Synonyms of Judezmo

Forms of Judezmo

alternative formDjudezmo
alternative formDzudezmo
alternative formJudesmo

Origin of Judezmo

Borrowed from Ladino djudezmo (“Jewishness”) (related to Spanish judaísmo and English Judaism), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaism.

Questions about Judezmo

What does Judezmo mean?
Judezmo means the Judaeo-Spanish language.
What part of speech is Judezmo?
Judezmo is a proper noun.

Words near Judezmo in the dictionary

  1. judeophobia
  2. Judeophobic
  3. Judes
  4. Judesmo
  5. Judeth
  6. Judezmo
  7. judg
  8. Judg.
  9. judgable
  10. judge
  11. judge a book by its cover

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