Ladino

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Etymology

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des- +‎ Hebrew מזל (mazal, luck, chance) +‎ -ado.

Adjective

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desmazalado (Latin spelling)

  1. unlucky,
  2. dejected, faint-hearted, spiritless.

Antonyms

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Further reading

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  • Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “desmaźalado, da”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “desmazaláđo”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 129
  • Elli Kohen & Dahlia Kohen-Gordon (2000) “desmazalado”, in Ladino–English Concise Encyclopedic Dictionary, Hippocrene Books, →ISBN, page 108
  • Recuero, Pascual (1977) “dezmazalado”, in Diccionario Básico Ladino-Español (in Spanish), 2nd edition, Barcelona: Riopiedras Ediciones, →ISBN, page 39