giudecca

See also: Giudecca

Italian

Etymology

From Medieval Latin iudeca, from Latin iūdaica, feminine form of iūdaicus (“Judaic, Jewish”), ultimately from Hebrew יְהוּדָה‎ (y'hudá, “Judah”). Doublet of giudaica.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /dʒuˈdɛk.ka/
  • Rhymes: -ɛkka
  • Hyphenation: giu‧dèc‧ca

Noun

giudecca f (plural giudecche)

  1. (obsolete) A neighborhood in any of several Italian cities once reserved to the Jews; a ghetto.
    Hypernym: ghetto

Derived terms

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