Ladino

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Ladino (a derivation of "Latin") may refer to:

  • Ladino, a Sephardic language also known as Judaeo-Spanish, primarily spoken among Sephardic Jews, or for the written form used in religious texts and translations; compare to Ashkenazic Jews' language, Yiddish
  • Ladin, a Romance language spoken in Northern Italy called Ladino in Italian
  • Black ladinos, a historical ethnic community consisting of Spanish-speaking slaves from Africa living in Spain before the colonization in the Americas
  • Ladino is also another word for Mestizo, a socio-ethnic category prevalent in some parts of Central America especially in Guatemala
  • Ladino is a hardy type of large white clover, often grown as a forage crop
  • Ladino, the meaning in Spanish and Portuguese, meaning "astute, clever, sneaky", comparing knowledge of the Latin language with a more down-to-earth cunning devil
  • Gregorio Ladino (born 1973). Colombian road cyclist

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