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USAGE NOTE
Words labeled “extremely offensive” are profoundly insulting and are used to discriminate or offend.
judío, el judío, la judía(
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)An adjective is a word that describes a noun (e.g., the big dog).
a. Jewish
En mi ciudad hay una extensa comunidad judía.There is a large Jewish community in my town.
2. (religious)
a. Jewish
Mis vecinos judíos me invitaron al bar mitzvah de su hijo.My Jewish neighbors invited me to their son's bar mitzvah.
3. (extremely offensive) (miserly)
A word or phrase that is gravely offensive and taboo in all contexts.
a. cheap (pejorative)
An offensive word or phrase used to degrade a person or group of people based on race, gender, sexual preference, etc. (e.g., redneck).
This means that the noun can be masculine or feminine, depending on the gender of the noun it refers to (e.g., el doctor, la doctora).
a. Jew (masculine)
Alrededor de un 43% de los judíos del mundo residen en Israel.Around 43% of all Jews reside in Israel.
b. Jewish man (masculine)
Mi amiga Lisa se convirtio al judaísmo porque se va casar con un judío.My friend Lisa converted to Judaism because she is marrying a Jewish man.
c. Jewish woman (feminine)
Somos un grupo de buenas amigas muy diverso: una católica, una musulmana y una judía.We are a diverse group of friends: a catholic woman, a muslim woman, and a Jewish woman.
d. Jewess (old-fashioned) (feminine)
A word or phrase that is seldom used in contemporary language and is recognized as being from another decade, (e.g., cat, groovy).
Mis padres insistieron en que me casara con una judía para asegurar que nuestros hijos también fueran judíos.My parents insisted that I marry a Jewess to ensure that our children would also be Jewish.
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