bendichas manos

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Definitions

  • n. 'Blessed hands'.

  • interj. An expression said to thank someone who prepared a meal.

Example Sentences

  • "Becky Sheff has Bendichas Manos, blessed hands in Ladino." (source)

  • "In the Sephardic tradition, the father says, 'Bendichas manos,' which means, 'Blessed are the hands that prepared our meal.'" (source)

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino

Etymology

  • bendichas manos, lit. 'blessed hands'

      • 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

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