chueta

noun

chue·​ta

ˈchwātə

plural -s

1

in the Balearic islands : a descendant of a Christianized Jew

2

[American Spanish, from Spanish] in Puerto Rico : a descendant of the Majorcan Jews

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, from Catalan juéuet, diminutive of jueu Jew, from Latin Judaeus

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