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

Turkish, Arabic, Hebrew, Ladino and French echoed in the alleyways.

From The Daily Beast

One of the cells was used as a school for girls who were taught by a Ladino woman.

From Project Gutenberg

This was almost the only ladino church-function which we saw during our stay in the country.

From Project Gutenberg

Servianos de interprete a las mas destas palabras y razones el padre de Zoraida como mas ladino.

From Project Gutenberg

On another day, accompanied by Gorgonio and a Ladino guide, we went to look at some other ruins to the north-east of the village.

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