ארנאאוט

Ladino

Alternative forms

• ארנאאוד (arnaud)

Etymology

Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish آرناود (arnaud), from Ancient Greek Ἀρβανίτης (Arbanítēs).

Noun

ארנאאוט m (Hebrew spelling, Latin spelling arnaut)

1. an Albanian
   • 1934 June 1, La Vara‎^[1], number 614, New York, page 5:

     איל ארנאאוט סי אסירקו אל מומינטו.

     El arnaut se aserko al momento.

     The Albanian came at once.

2. someone with a large head of hair

Derived terms

• ארנאאוטיסקו (aranutesko, “Albanian language”)
• קאב׳יסה די ארנאאוט (kavesa de arnaut, “stubbornness”)

 

Related terms

• ארנאאוטלוק (Arnautluk, “Albania”)

 

References

• Aitor García Moreno, editor (2013–), “arnaút”, in Diccionario Histórico Judeoespañol (in Spanish), CSIC
• Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “arnaút”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 48