Paradesi Jew

Meaning

Noun

  • One of the descendants of the Sephardic immigrants to South Asia (where they mostly settled in Cochin and Madras) fleeing persecution in Spain.

Origin

  • The first element, which represents a word meaning "foreigner, wanderer" in many South Asian languages, is ultimately from Sanskrit परदेशिन्.

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