Shuadit

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proper noun

An extinct Hebrew-script variant of Provençal used by Jews in France, also called Judeo-Provençal or Judeo-Comtadine.

OriginOld Occitan chuadit →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An extinct Hebrew-script variant of Provençal used by Jews in France, also called Judeo-Provençal or Judeo-Comtadine.

Origin

  1. Old Occitanchuadit
  2. EnglishShuadit

Coined by Zosa Szajkowski, who believed it to be derived from Hebrew יְהוּדִית (y'hudít, “Jewish [language]”), although this has shown to be spurious. The word that he based it on was in fact from Old Occitan chuadit, a manuscript variant of chuadi in a poem written by a non-Jew, and is of unclear meaning.

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APA

Shuadit. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shuadit

MLA

“Shuadit.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shuadit. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Shuadit,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Shuadit.

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