judeo-spanish

1. 1.

   the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script

   SynonymsLadino

   BroaderSpanish

Questions about judeo-spanish

What does judeo-spanish mean?

judeo-spanish means "the Spanish dialect spoken by Sephardic Jews but written in the Hebrew script".

How many syllables are in judeo-spanish?

judeo-spanish has 5 syllables and divides as ju-de-o--spa-nish under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for judeo-spanish?

Close synonyms include Ladino. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.