sephardi

Se·phar·di

noun \sə-ˈfär-dē\

plural Se·phar·dim\-ˈfär-dəm\

Definition of SEPHARDI

: a member of the occidental branch of European Jews settling in Spain and Portugal and later in the Balkans, the Levant, England, the Netherlands, and the Americas; also : one of their descendants — compare ashkenazi

— Se·phar·dic\-ˈfär-dik\ adjective

Origin of SEPHARDI

Late Hebrew sĕphāradhī, from sĕphāradh Spain, from Hebrew, region where Jews were once exiled (Obad 1:20)

First Known Use: 1851

Rhymes with SEPHARDI

half-hardy

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