Paradesi Jew

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Paradesi Jew

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The first element, which represents a word meaning "foreigner, wanderer" in many South Asian languages, is ultimately from Sanskrit परदेशिन् (paradeśin, “foreigner”).

noun Paradesi Jews

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

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@misc{paradesi_jew_2026,
  title = {Paradesi Jew},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/paradesi%20jew},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}