English Explanatory Dictionary

Paradesi Jew

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. One of the descendants of the Sephardic immigrants to South Asia (where they mostly settled in Cochin and Madras) fleeing persecution in Spain.

Word forms

Paradesi Jew Paradesi Jews

Etymology

The first element, which represents a word meaning "foreigner, wanderer" in many South Asian languages, is ultimately from Sanskrit परदेशिन् (paradeśin, “foreigner”).

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