Ladino

Word LADINO
Character 6
Hyphenation N/A
Pronunciations /ləˈdiːnəʊ/

Definitions and meanings of "Ladino"

What do we mean by ladino?

A person in Latin America whose culture or ancestry is a mixture of European Spanish and Native American, especially one who speaks Spanish; a mestizo.

A type of Spanish spoken by Sephardic Jews spoken before they were expelled from Spain in the 14th century. It has been preserved since with some modifications. In some ways Yiddish is to German as Ladino is to Spanish. Urban Dictionary

Synonyms and Antonyms for Ladino

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The word "ladino" in example sentences

He considers himself quite the daring explorer as he travels the modern paved highways of Chiapas in his airconditioned SUV with the cel phone at the ready to summon Mr. Wizard whenever he confuses the orange-clad machete-wielding highway maintenance crews with militant indigenous thirsting for the blood of their next ladino victim. ❋ Unknown (2009)

I grew up speaking Ladino, because my ancestors were Sephardic Jews. E.g. of Ladino "[Shalom] [buenas] tadres" for "[Hola] buenas tardes" in Spanish. ❋ Mac389 (2013)

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