judezmo
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
26
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
The Judaeo-Spanish language.
Example Sentences
- "However, from the perspective of spoken Magrebi Judeo-Arabic, Judezmo appears to have very substantial autonomy indeed (Cohen 1981 and this volume)."
Etymology
Borrowed from Ladino djudezmo (“Jewishness”) (related to Spanish judaísmo and English Judaism), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaism.
Word Breakdown
- Root: יְהוּדָה