English Explanatory Dictionary

Sephardi

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.
  2. Of or relating to the Jews following the Sephardic law and customs; essentially, all non-Ashkenazi Jews in Israel, including those not of Iberian origin.
noun
  1. A Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose traditional language is Ladino.
  2. Any Jew following the Sephardic law and customs, instead of the Ashkenazic.

Word forms

Sephardi more Sephardi most Sephardi Sefardi Sepharadi Sephardis Sephardim Sepharadim

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí).

Synonyms

Sephardic

Related words

Ashkenazi Ashkenazim
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