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ladino

noun la·di·no \ lə-ˈdē-(ˌ)nō \

Definition of ladino

plural ladinos
1 often capitalized
[American Spanish]
: a westernized Spanish-speaking Latin American; especially : mestizo
2 capitalized
[Judeo-Spanish, from Old Spanish]
: judeo-spanish

Origin and Etymology of ladino

Spanish, literally, Latin, from Latin latinus

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