Ladino

[ luh-dee-noh; Spanish lah-thee-naw ]

noun

, plural La·di·nos [l, uh, -, dee, -nohz, lah-, thee, -naws]

1. Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo. a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
2. (in Spanish America) a mestizo.
3. (lowercase) Southwestern U.S. a wild, unmanageable, or vicious horse or other ranch animal.

Ladino

¹

/ ləˈdiːnəʊ /

noun

1. a language of Sephardic Jews, based on Spanish with some Hebrew elements and usually written in Hebrew characters Also calledJudaeo-SpanishJudezmo

ladino

²

/ ləˈdiːnəʊ /

noun

1. an Italian variety of white clover grown as a forage crop in North America

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ladino¹

1885–90; < Spanish < Latin Latīnus Latin. Ladin

Word History and Origins

Origin of Ladino¹

from Spanish: Latin

Origin of Ladino²

C20: perhaps from Italian ladino (see Ladin ), referring to a person or thing from the Italian-speaking area of Switzerland, where the clover is grown

Example Sentences

“The language at home in New York City was Ladino,” McCullum’s grandmother continued, adding that she didn’t speak English until she went to kindergarten.

From Seattle Times

Garcia said her husband, Noel Ladino, left with Wilder in a bid to migrate to the United States with a human smuggler.

From Reuters

Garcia, who is from the rural area of Copan, Honduras, told Reuters that Wilder left with her husband Noel Ladino in a bid to migrate to the United States with a human smuggler.

From Reuters

The boy had been with his father, Garcia's husband Noel Ladino, in a bid to migrate to the United States.

From Reuters

Starting in the 1960s, she and a circle of musical friends began hosting lamb roasts and other gatherings where they sang traditional Ladino music.

From Washington Post