Sephardi
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Definitions
n. A Jew with heritage in the Iberian Peninsula before the Jewish expulsion.
adj. Of or relating to the culture, customs, or ancestry of Jews whose ancestors came from the Iberian Peninsula before the Jewish expulsion.
Example Sentences
"All Ashkenazim probably have fanishingly small traces of Sephardi genes, so much so that it's part of the standard Ashkenazi reference DNA. So whilst you might be a bit Sephardi, it won't show up in a DNA test unless you're more Sephardi than the average." (source)
"If she's marrying a Sefardi, then she'll have to take on all the Sefardi customs." (Glinert)
Languages of Origin
- Textual Hebrew
- English
Etymology
ספרד sefarád 'medieval Spain'
- Jews: Jews of diverse religious backgrounds and organizational involvements
- North America
- The New Joys of Yiddish, by Leo Rosten and Lawrence Bush (New York, 2003[1968]).
- The JPS Dictionary of Jewish Words, by Joyce Eisenberg and Ellen Scolnic, (Philadelphia, 2001).
- The Joys of Hebrew, by Lewis Glinert (New York, 1992).
- Dictionary of Jewish Usage: A Popular Guide to the Use of Jewish Terms, by Sol Steinmetz (Lanham, MD, 2005).
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Alternative Spellings
Sephardim, Sefardi, Sefardim, Sfardi
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