ladino

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ladino

A woman reads a book written in Ladino.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A language: Ladino is the historical language of Sephardic Jews, derived from medieval Spanish and written in the Hebrew script. It is also known as Judeo-Spanish.
    • A person: In Central America, particularly Guatemala, a ladino refers to a person of mixed European (especially Spanish) and Indigenous American ancestry, or a mestizo. It can also refer to a Spanish-speaking person who is not part of an Indigenous community.
Examples of Usage
  • Noun (Language):
    • My grandmother sings old ballads in Ladino.
    • Ladino preserves many words and forms from 15th-century Spanish.
  • Noun (Person):
    • The population census in Guatemala categorizes people as Indigenous or ladino.
    • He is a ladino who speaks Spanish and has adopted European customs.
Advanced Usage
  • The term ladino for a person carries significant cultural and sociological weight in Central America, relating to identity, language, and social integration versus indigenous heritage.
  • When referring to the language, it is often specified as Judeo-Spanish or Sephardic Ladino for clarity, especially in academic contexts.
Variants and Related Words
  • Ladina (noun): The feminine form when referring to a person of mixed ancestry.
  • Ladinization (noun): The process of adopting the Spanish language and culture, particularly in a Central American context.
  • Judeo-Spanish (noun): A synonym for the Ladino language.
  • Haketia (noun): A dialect of Judeo-Spanish spoken in North Africa.
Synonyms
  • For the language: Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo, Sephardic.
  • For the person (in Central America): mestizo, Hispanicized person. (Note: These are approximate and context-dependent; local usage varies.)
Related Idioms or Phrases
  • There are no common English idioms using the word ladino. Its use is primarily technical (linguistic, anthropological) or regionally specific.
ladino

A woman reads a book written in Ladino.

Noun
  1. the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script
  2. a person of mixed racial ancestry (especially mixed European and Native American ancestry)

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