jadear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic قضى (qḍā) + -ear.


wa

Probably from Moroccan Arabic ايوه (iwa).

(Haketia) so (used to introduce a new conversation or topic)


hiba

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic هيبة (hība, hayba), from Arabic هَيْبَة (hayba).

bor+

(Haketia) dignity, decorum, elegance, ambience of a party


pascua

From Vulgar Latin pascua, from Latin pascha, from Ancient Greek πάσχα (páskha, “Passover”), from Aramaic פסחא (paskha), from Hebrew פסח (pesakh).


faida

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic فايدة (fāyda).

bor+

(Haketia) beneficial or useful thing, good business


agüera

Possibly from Old Spanish aguero (omen), or from Latin hāc hōrā. Compare Ladino agora, Occitan engüèra.


mélej

lad-noun

mélej m (Latin spelling, plural melajim)

Borrowed from Hebrew מלך (mélekh), from Proto-Semitic *malk-.


tocẖabim

Borrowed from Hebrew תושבים (toshavim), plural of תושב (toshav, “native”).

(Haketia) native Moroccan Jews (as opposed to those expelled from Spain)


Mulud

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic مولود (mūlūd).

bor+

(Haketia) Mawlid (holiday celebrating the birth of Mohammed)


denantes

From de + Old Spanish enantes, from Late Latin in ante, from Latin in + ante.


ˁagzan

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عجزان (ʕagzān).


ḥaĵa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic حاجة (ḥāja).


ˤada

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عادة (ʕāda).


walú

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic والو (wālu).


belˁa

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بلعة (balʕa).


nonbalde

From Latin nōn + Andalusian Arabic بَاطِل (báṭil), from Arabic بَاطِل (bāṭil, “vain”).


ḥnin

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic حنين (ḥnīn).


fetnear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic فطن (fṭan) + -ear.


endiamantado

en- + Old Spanish diamante, from Latin adamantem (“hardest steel; diamond”) + -ado.

inh

(Haketia) beautiful, brilliant, marvellous


enĵubilar

From en- + Old Spanish jubilar, from Latin iūbilāre.


enkaˁasarse

Adapted borrowing of en- + Hebrew כעס (káʕas) + -ar + -se.


ḥaddear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic حضى (ḥḍā) + -ear.


a immá

(Haketia) mamma mia!, oh my God! (an expression of surprise)


gher

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic غير (ḡayr, ḡīr).


ya ḥasrá

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic يا حسرة (yā ḥasra).


jammear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic خمم (ḵammam) + -ear.


ḥatta

Borrowed from Arabic حَتَّى (ḥattā, “until”). Also proposed etymology of Spanish hasta.


ḥatta

(Haketia) up to, to the point of, as much as


jaltear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic خلط (ḵallaṭ) + -ear.


waḥsh

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic وحش (waḥš).


jalfear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic خلف (ḵlaf) + -ear.


qahra

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic قهرة (qahra).

bor+

(Haketia) suffering, anguish, sorrow, misfortune


kehil.la

(Haketia) Jewish community, Alternative form of keilá


qaddear

Borrowed from Arabic قَضَّى (qaḍḍā) + -ear.


a weddí

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic أ ولدي (ʔā waldi, “Oh my child”).

(Haketia) my childǃ, sweetheartǃ (when you ask someone for something with affection)


alḥalua

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic حلوى (ḥalwa).


kaisería

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic قيصرية (qayṣariyya, qīṣariyya). Cognate with Spanish alcaicería.


jbar

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خبر (ḵbar).


mizman bereshit

Borrowed from Hebrew מזמן בראשית (mizman bereshit, “from the times of Genesis”).

los tiempos de mizman bereshit


sajén

lad-noun

sajén m (Latin spelling, feminine sajena)

Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁכֵן (shakhén, “neighbour”).


alḥadrar

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic حاضر (ḥāḍir) + -ar.

af

(Haketia) to be present for, attend, witness


almuddén

(Haketia) Muslim prayers sung from the minarets after midnight, at one and three o'clock


ĵil.laba

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic جلابة (jallāba).


keffús

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic كفوس (kaffūs).

(Haketia) the most horrible, ugly, very bad thing or person

un keffús baḥlús

person who has absolutely nothing good about them


maˁal.lem

lad-noun

maˁal.lem m (Latin spelling, feminine maˁalmá)

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic معلم (mʕallam).


jair

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic خير (ḵayr, ḵīr).

(Haketia) goodness, happiness, prosperity


ˁad

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عاد (ʕād).

(Haketia) then, after, at that moment, finally, on top of that


qailear

Possibly borrowed from Moroccan Arabic بقى (bqā) + -ear.

(Haketia) to stay, remain, spend time, visit often, spend the night


qalbear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic قلب (qlab) + -ear.

af

(Haketia) to turn something around, knock over, stir up, have the opposite happen


ḥaslear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic حصل (ḥṣal) + -ear.

(Haketia, figurative) to get caught in a trap


ukuán

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic وكان (wkān).

bor+

(Haketia) that's all that is desired, thank God


ˁadlear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic عدل (ʕaddal) + -ear.


ˁadbear

Adapted borrowing of Moroccan Arabic عدب (ʕaddab) + -ear.

(Haketia) to tire, exhaust, give a lot work


waḥlá

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic وحلة (waḥla).

bor+

(Haketia) dilemma, difficulty, complication


ˁawed

Borrowed from Moroccan Arabic عاود (ʕāwad).


ḥarboná

From Hebrew חַרְבוֹנָא (ḥarḇōnā). The name of a eunuch of Ahasuerus who, by informing this king that Haman had ordered a gallows to be built for Mordechai, provoked the king's anger and brought about his own tremendous punishment.

bor

Hebrew חַרְבוֹנָא (ḥarḇōnā)