asina

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Pronunciations

asina (ah-see-NAH)
asina (uh-SEE-nuh)

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Definitions

  • adv., interj. Just like this; thus; in this manner.

Example Sentences

  • "How do you do that?" "Asina."

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • asina

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

      Regions

      • North America

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      • None

      Alternative Spellings

      ansi, ansina, asi-nah, asina, asi'na, asi'nah

Notes

  • Asina was also used in old Castillian Spanish up to the 17th Century when the ending 'na' was dropped and the resulting word, así, came to be used in modern Spanish.

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