Definitions

• n. The Jewish memorial observance of somebody's death.

Example Sentences

Languages of Origin

• Ladino

Etymology

• anyos 'years'

Who Uses This

• Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire

Regions

• North America

Dictionaries

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

Alternative Spellings

anos, anyos, años