tallega
Definitions
n. A tallit bag.
Example Sentences
"He just bought a new tallega for his tallit!"
Languages of Origin
- Ladino
- Arabic / Judeo-Arabic
Etymology
L talega
- Ottoman Sephardim: Jews with ancestry in Spain and, post-expulsion, in Turkey, Greece, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire
- Syrian: Jews with recent ancestry in Syria
- North America
- None
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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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