Etymology

Sephardi

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Today it means: Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino. Full definition →

First used 19th c.Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי
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  1. Hebrew · borrowed fromסְפָרַדִּי
  2. English todaySephardi

Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí).

First known use, by meaning

  • 19th c. Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.
  • 19th c. A Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose traditional language is Ladino.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.