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Sephardic Jew

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Noun1.Sephardic Jew - a Jew who is of Spanish or Portuguese or North African descent
Jew, Hebrew, Israelite - a person belonging to the worldwide group claiming descent from Jacob (or converted to it) and connected by cultural or religious ties


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of Marranos, a derogatory term for Sephardic Jews who converted to Christianity in Inquisition-era Spain but continued to practice Judaism secretly.
MS: Sephardic Jews originated in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.
MS:Aa Sephardic Jews originated in the Iberian Peninsula and North Africa.
 
 
 
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