Haketia

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Haketia (also written as "Hakitia"): an almost extinct Jewish-Moroccan language, also known as Djudeo Spañol or Ladino Occidental (western Ladino), that was spoken on the Northeast coast of Morocco. The well-known Ladino is the Ladino Oriental (eastern Ladino). Haketia is pronounced with aspirated "H". In some places it is written "Jaquetía" with the same pronounciation. It is a mix of old Spanish, Hebrew, and Arabic words. It was originally written using Hebrew letters.

Small Vocabulary

Ada - Tradition.

Adafina - Jewish-Moroccan dish with cold cuts.

Ainará - Evil eye.

Alboronia or almoronia - Jewish-Moroccan dish made with eggplant, onions and shredded chicken.

Caído de mazal, demudado del mazal, enfollinado del mazal, kefreado del mazal - All meaning bad luck.

Bienmesabe - Lit. "Tastes good to me"; a kind of sponge cake.

Boril - A bore.

Chamor, Chamorice - Dumb, dumbness!

Chará, Charear - Shit, and to shit (taboo).

Chadrear - To speak.

De las castas se traen las reinas - From father to son.

Dichoso, desdichado - Lucky, unlucky.

El Dio te jadee de malos caminos - God protect you on your wandering.

Esso no hamlea a nadie - This guy doesn't like anybody.

Estar em Alef Beit - I'm beginning.

Fecnear - Pay attention.

Guezerá - Calamity.

Guezerá negra - Big calamity.

Hacer kabot - To honor.

Josmin - With a poor appearance, kitsch.

Mano de refuá - Healing gift.

Matena yado - Anything you may give.

Mejorado cien años - May you live to 100.

Me telfié el camino - I made a mistake.

Negro mazal - Bad luck.

Pescado cocho - Cooked fish, the Jewish-Moroccan way.

Quebrar o cortar el taanit - Break the fast.

Rabi Schimon! - Equivalent to “Oh my God!”

Sachen, sachená - Man, woman.

Sachor, sachorá - Black man, black woman.

Safon safonear - Fart, to fart (taboo).

Shofear - To pay attention.

Su boca en la rogerá - Don´t say evil things!

Yo por ti se haga - Damn you!

Xaxo - Vagina (taboo).

Ya que estás ai, kadmei y merki - As you are here, help yourself.

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