Ladino
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ləˈdiːnəʊ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Ladino is a noun meaning (US, Southeastern US, countable) A cunningly vicious, wild or unmanageable horse.
Meaning
(US, Southeastern US, countable) A cunningly vicious, wild or unmanageable horse.
More Meanings
- Trifolium repens (white clover).
- Alternative letter-case form of Ladino (“mestizo”).
Example Sentences
In the production of the ladino the white element has almost always been represented by the father […]
Differentiated from both mulat(t)o and ladino, mestizo/mestico references specifically the mixing of white and Indian, whether phenotypically (simply in terms of the offspring of mixed intercourse) or culturally, and even linguistically.
Yolanda's fluctuation between mestizo and ladino is symptomatic of this analytical dilemma. Her inclination to embrace mestizaje signals a deep process of social change underway, in which critical ladino / mestizo self-making has played [a part...]
Word Forms
- ladinos
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include lobo, calabrese, zain, loco, palamino, laminitic.
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