tallega

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Definitions

Example Sentences

  • "He just bought a new tallega for his tallit!"

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Languages of Origin

  • Ladino
  • Arabic / Judeo-Arabic

Etymology

  • L talega

      • Who Uses This

      • Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria
      • 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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      Alternative Spellings

      talega

Notes

  • See also koratsha, which is more often used by Jews of Ladino origin, whereas tallega is more frequently used by Jews of Syrian origin.

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