Ladino

== English == === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ləˈdiːnəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ləˈdinoʊ/ === Etymology 1 === From Ladino לאדינו (ladino) (or from Spanish ladino), from Latin Latīnus (“Latin”). Doublet of Ladin and Latin. ==== Proper noun ==== Ladino A Romance language mainly spoken by Sephardic Jews (Wikipedia), derived mainly from Old Castilian (Spanish) and Hebrew. ===== Synonyms ===== Judezmo (Djudezmo, Dzudezmo, Dzhudezmo) Judaeo-Spanish (Judeo-Spanish, Judæo-Spanish) Djudeo-Espanyol, Djudeo-espanyol ===== Translations ===== ==== See also ==== Wiktionary’s coverage of Ladino terms ==== Further reading ==== Ethnologue entry for Ladino, lad ⁠ === Etymology 2 === Borrowed from Spanish ladino (“Latinized”). ==== Noun ==== Ladino (plural Ladinos) A person in Latin America whose culture or ancestry is a mixture of European Spanish and Native American, especially one who speaks Spanish; a mestizo. ===== Alternative forms ===== ladino === Etymology 3 === Borrowed from Spanish Ladino. This surname is mostly found in Colombia. ==== Proper noun ==== Ladino (plural Ladinos) A surname from Spanish. ===== Statistics ===== According to the 2010 United States Census, Ladino is the 36048th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 622 individuals. Ladino is most common among Hispanic/Latino (84.24%) and White (15.27%) individuals. ==== Further reading ==== Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Ladino”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 377. === Anagrams === loadin', onlaid