Ashkephardi
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 Someone who is both Ashkenazi and Sephardi. Judaism, rare
"Most of those who considered themselves Sephardim, the old-timers, were actually not of Iberian stock, but were of Ashkenazic background, descendants of earlier Ashkenazic settlers who had accepted the Sephardic worship style as the American style. The Ashkephardim, as they may be called, were middle-class Jews with an ethos of their own; they looked down on the newcomers."
- 1 Being both Ashkenazi and Sephardi simultaneously. Judaism, rare
"[…] if we Westerners were to try to adopt the Sephardi pronunciation, the result would probably be a pronunciation which was neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardi but, as some wit had suggested, “Ashkephardi”."
Example
More examples"[…] if we Westerners were to try to adopt the Sephardi pronunciation, the result would probably be a pronunciation which was neither Ashkenazi nor Sephardi but, as some wit had suggested, “Ashkephardi”."
Etymology
Blend of Ashkenazi + Sephardi.
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