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Sephardi

adj · noun · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to Jews of Iberia and their traditions, customs, and rituals. Their traditional vernacular is Ladino.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: strictly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sephardic

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Jewish

2

adj

Meaning 2

Of or relating to the Jews following the Sephardic law and customs; essentially, all non-Ashkenazi Jews in Israel, including those not of Iberian origin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Israel

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

noun

Meaning 3

A Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose traditional language is Ladino.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Qualifier: strictly

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Jew

4

noun

Meaning 4

Any Jew following the Sephardic law and customs, instead of the Ashkenazic.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Israel

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

noun

Meaning 5

a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: Sephardic Jew

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: Jew, Hebrew, Israelite

History

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí).

Across languages

Translations

28 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: سِفَارْدِيّ (sifārdiyy) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Asturian: sefardín — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Catalan: sefardita — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Czech: sefardský žid — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Czech: Sefarďan — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Esperanto: sefardo — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Finnish: sefardi — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Finnish: sefardijuutalainen — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • French: séfarade — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • German: Sepharde — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Greek: Σεφαρδίτης (Sefardítis) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Greek: Σεφαρδίτισσα (Sefardítissa) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Hebrew: סְפָרַדִּי (s'faradí) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Irish: Giúdach Safáratach — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Italian: sefardita — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Ladino: sefardí — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Persian: سفاردی (sefârdi) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Polish: sefardyjczyk — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Polish: sefardyjka — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Portuguese: sefardi — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Portuguese: sefardita — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Romanian: sefard — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Russian: сефа́рд (sefárd) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Spanish: sefardí — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Spanish: sefardita — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Swedish: sefard — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Ukrainian: сефа́рд (sefárd) — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino
  • Welsh: Seffardi — a Jew of Iberian ancestry, whose native language was Ladino