Meanings
plural Xuetes
- One of a strictly endogamous social group on the island of Mallorca, descendants of Mallorcan Jews who either converted to Christianity or were forced to keep their religion hidden.
But maybe it is more relevant for my purpose, which is to show the creativity of alliances, to concentrate on the question of the ethnic boundary between Xuetes and Old Christians[…]
2009, Peter Wade, Race, Ethnicity and Nation: Perspectives from Kinship and Genetics, page 1311 more example
I remember being insulted as a child, being called a Xueta fool by playmates, and once someone spit in my face. There has always existed a sense of community among Xuetas and from my grandparents I learned pride in being a Xueta[…]
1976, Kenneth Moore, Those of the street: the Catholic-Jews of Mallorca
Origin
- Catalanxueta
- EnglishXueta
From Catalan xueta.
More words from Catalan
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan xueta
- xuetadescendant of Mallorcan Jews
Spanish chueta
- chuetadescendant of Mallorcan Jews
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Xueta. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Xueta
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