Judezmo

English

Alternative forms

• Dzudezmo
• Dhzudezmo

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ladino also known as Judaeo-Spanish djudezmo (“Jewishness”) (related to Spanish judaísmo and English Judaism), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”).

Proper noun

Judezmo

1. the Judaeo-Spanish language
   • 1985, Joshua A. Fishman, Readings in the Sociology of Jewish Languages, E.J. Brill, page 6:

     However, from the perspective of spoken Magrebi Judeo-Arabic, Judezmo appears to have very substantial autonomy indeed (Cohen 1981 and this volume).

Synonyms

• Judaeo-Spanish, Ladino