Ladino

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ləˈdiːnəʊ/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ləˈdinoʊ/

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From Ladino לאדינו (ladino) (or from Spanish ladino), from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”).

Ladino

1. A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew.

• Judezmo (Djudezmo, Dzudezmo, Dzhudezmo)
• Judaeo-Spanish (Judeo-Spanish, Judæo-Spanish)
• Djudeo-Espanyol, Djudeo-espanyol

• Wiktionary’s coverage of Ladino terms

• Ethnologue entry for Ladino, lad ⁠

Spanish ladino (“Latinized”).

Ladino (plural Ladinos)

1. A person in Latin America whose culture or ancestry is a mixture of European Spanish and Native American, especially one who speaks Spanish; a mestizo.
   • 2011, Barbara Rogoff, Developing Destinies: A Mayan Midwife and Town, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 89:

     [A]lthough almost all Pedranos consider themselves fully Mayan, many have some European and Ladino ancestry, stemming especially from prior generations when Spanish authorities governed the town.

• ladino

Borrowed from Spanish Ladino. This surname is mostly found in Colombia.

Ladino (plural Ladinos)

1. A surname from Spanish.

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Ladino is the 36048^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Ladino is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.24%) and White (15.27%) individuals.

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ladino”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 377.

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