ḥarboná

Ladino

Etymology

From Hebrew חַרְבוֹנָא (ḥarḇōnā). The name of a eunuch of Ahasuerus who, by informing this king that Haman had ordered a gallows to be built for Mordechai, provoked the king's anger and brought about his own tremendous punishment.

Noun

ḥarboná f (Latin spelling)

1. (Haketia) beating

References

• Alegría Bendayán de Bendelac (1995) Diccionario del judeoespañol de los sefardíes del norte de Marruecos: Jaquetía tradicional y moderna, Caracas: Centro de Estudios Sefardíes de Caracas, →ISBN, page 344