ladino

noun

la·​di·​no lə-ˈdē-(ˌ)nō 

plural ladinos

1

often capitalized [American Spanish] : a westernized Spanish-speaking Latin American

especially : mestizo

2

capitalized [Judeo-Spanish, from Old Spanish] : judeo-spanish

Examples of ladino in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But time hasn't smiled on the Maya, whose descendants make up nearly half of Guatemala's population (the rest are largely ladino, a Spanish and indigenous mix). —Julien Capmeil, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Mar. 2020

Word History

Etymology

Spanish, literally, Latin, from Latin latinus

First Known Use

1752, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing ladino

• ladino clover