judío

See also: judio

Spanish

Etymology

Inherited from Latin iūdaeus, from Ancient Greek Ἰουδαῖος (Ioudaîos), from Hebrew יהודי (Yehudi).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xuˈdio/ [xuˈð̞i.o]

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• Rhymes: -io
• Syllabification: ju‧dí‧o

Adjective

judío (feminine judía, masculine plural judíos, feminine plural judías)

1. Jewish
2. Judean

Noun

judío m (plural judíos, feminine judía, feminine plural judías)

1. Jew; Jewish person

   Los judíos tenemos muchas tradiciones rituales y costumbres religiosas.

   We Jews have many ritual traditions and religious customs.

2. (Dominican Republic, Cuba, Puerto Rico) smooth-billed ani (Crotophaga ani)

Derived terms

• cada muerte de un judío
• Matajudíos

 

See also

• judía f – bean
• hebreo

Further reading

• “judío”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), 23rd edition, Royal Spanish Academy, 2014 October 16

Zoogocho Zapotec

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish judío.

Adjective

judío

1. Jewish
2. unbaptized

References

• Long C., Rebecca, Cruz M., Sofronio (2000) Diccionario zapoteco de San Bartolomé Zoogocho, Oaxaca (Serie de vocabularios y diccionarios indígenas “Mariano Silva y Aceves”; 38)‎^[1] (in Spanish), second electronic edition, Coyoacán, D.F.: Instituto Lingüístico de Verano, A.C., page 237