aldikera

Ladino

Etymology

Inherited from Old Spanish faldica, diminutive of falda.

Noun

aldikera f (Hebrew spelling אלדיקירה, plural aldikeras)[1]

  1. (clothing) pocket (a bag stitched to an item of clothing, used for carrying small items)
    Synonyms: djep, (Salonica) faldukera
    • 1996, Sara Benveniste Benrey, edited by Yossi Benbenisty, Espertando el djudeo espanyol: poemas realidas i philosophia, kantes, sketches, piesas de teatro[1], Yossi Benbenisty, page 182:
      La yave tengo en la aldikera, tomala i avre la puerta.
      I have the key in the pocket; I take it out and open the door.

References

  1. ^ aldikera”, in Trezoro de la Lengua Djudeoespanyola [Treasure of the Judeo-Spanish Language] (in Ladino, Hebrew, and English), Instituto Maale Adumim