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Xueta

Xueta noun: one of a strictly endogamous social group on the island of Mallorca, descendants of Mallorcan Jews who either converted to Christianity or were forced to keep their religion hidden.

Noun

Xueta (plural Xuetes)

  1. One of a strictly endogamous social group on the island of Mallorca, descendants of Mallorcan Jews who either converted to Christianity or were forced to keep their religion hidden.
    • I remember being insulted as a child, being called a Xueta fool by playmates, and once someone spit in my face. There has always existed a sense of community among Xuetas and from my grandparents I learned pride in being a Xueta[…]1976, Kenneth Moore, Those of the street: the Catholic-Jews of Mallorca
    • But maybe it is more relevant for my purpose, which is to show the creativity of alliances, to concentrate on the question of the ethnic boundary between Xuetes and Old Christians[…]2009, Peter Wade, Race, Ethnicity and Nation: Perspectives from Kinship and Genetics, page 131

Forms of Xueta

pluralXuetes

Origin of Xueta

From Catalan xueta.

Questions about Xueta

What does Xueta mean?
Xueta means one of a strictly endogamous social group on the island of Mallorca, descendants of Mallorcan Jews who either converted to Christianity or were forced to keep their religion hidden.
What part of speech is Xueta?
Xueta is a noun.
What is the plural of Xueta?
The plural of Xueta is Xuetes.

Words near Xueta in the dictionary

  1. Xue
  2. Xuejia
  3. Xuereb
  4. Xues
  5. Xueshan
  6. Xueta
  7. Xuetes
  8. Xuhui
  9. xuixo
  10. xuixos
  11. Xujiahui

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