Ya Comimos
Pronunciations
| Ya Comimos | (yah koh-MEE-mohs) | listen |
Definitions
n. A Ladino prayer said by Sephardic Jews after Birkat Hamazon.
Example Sentences
"After Birkat Hamazon, many Sephardic Jews of the Spanish and Portuguese rite recite Ya Comimos or sing Bendigamos. These prayers are similar in content to Birkat Hamazon." (source)
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
Etymology
ya comimos, lit. 'we have eaten'
- Religious: Jews who are engaged in religious observance and have some Jewish education
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
- North America
- None
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Alternative Spellings
Ya Komimos
Notes
See also Bendigamos.
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