aljamado

noun

al·​ja·​ma·​do

ˌälhäˈmä(ˌ)t͟hō

plural aljamados

: an inhabitant of an aljama

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from aljama + -ado, noun & adjective suffix (from Latin -atus -ate)

First Known Use

circa 1901, in the meaning defined above

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