esnoga

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Definitions

  • n. Synagogue.

Example Sentences

  • "The community gathered together at the esnoga for the bar-mitzvah ceremony."

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Who Uses This

  • Sephardim: Jews with Sephardi or Mizrahi heritage

Regions

  • North America

Dictionaries

  • Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).

Notes

  • other Ladino speakers call synagogue "kal" (kahal)

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