Judezmo
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Etymology edit
Borrowed from Ladino djudezmo (“Jewishness”) (related to Spanish judaísmo and English Judaism), from Biblical Hebrew יְהוּדָה (Yehuda, “Judah”). Doublet of Judaism.
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Judezmo
- the Judaeo-Spanish language
- 1985, Joshua A. Fishman, Readings in the Sociology of Jewish Languages, E.J. Brill, page 6:
- However, from the perspective of spoken Magrebi Judeo-Arabic, Judezmo appears to have very substantial autonomy indeed (Cohen 1981 and this volume).