asquenazita

Catalan

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew אַשְׁכְּנַז (ʾaškənaz) +‎ -ita. The form asquenazita instead of expected *aixquenazita may be due to the influence of Spanish asquenazí.

Adjective

asquenazita m or f (masculine and feminine plural asquenazites)

  1. Ashkenazi

Noun

asquenazita m or f by sense (plural asquenazites)

  1. Ashkenazi Jew

Further reading

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