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- proper noun the
Judaeo-Spanish language
Etymologies
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From the Judaeo-Spanish ǰudezmo "Jewishness" (related to Spanish judaísmo and English Judaism), from Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, "Judah") + -ism
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A NOTE ABOUT LADINO Judeo-Spanish, sometimes called Judezmo (or Djudezmo), is the spoken language of the Sephardic Jews who lived in Spain since the tenth century and were expelled by official decree in 1492.
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However, similar expressions in French, Spanish, and Judezmo, all mentioning numbers, give pause (they are listed in Jewish Language Review 7, 1987, p. 205).
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