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ladino definition

la·dino (lə dē′nō, -dī′-)

noun

a large, vigorous strain of the white clover, often grown as a forage crop

Etymology: prob. < It Ladino, of the Ladin-speaking area of the Tirol and Grisons < L Latinus, Latin

Ladino definition

La·dino (lə dē′nō)

noun

  1. Etymology: Judezmo ladino < Medieval Sp, Latin < L latinus

    1. the earlier literary variety of Judezmo, used chiefly for translating sacred Jewish texts
    2. Judezmo
  2. pl. Ladinos -·nos

    Etymology: AmSp

    in Spanish America, a person of mixed ancestry

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