Judeo-Spanish

A form of Judaeo-Spanish — A Romance language, based on Old Spanish, and spoken almost exclusively by Sephardic Jews in Greece and Turkey.

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Meanings

proper noun
  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of Judaeo-Spanish.

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthe Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script

Similar
Ladino
Broader
SpanishSpanish language
Also see
ladino

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Judeo- + Spanish.

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Cite this entry
APA

Judeo-Spanish. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judeo-Spanish

MLA

“Judeo-Spanish.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judeo-Spanish. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Judeo-Spanish,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Judeo-Spanish.

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