korodear

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Ladino

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Etymology

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From Greek κορόιδο (koróido, sucker), from earlier word Greek κουρόγιδο (kourógido), itself from κουρεύω (kourévo) +‎ γίδι (gídi); probably in reference to Byzantine soldiers who were shaved with a goat's shears.

Verb

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korodear

  1. to make fun of, to laugh at someone's expense

Further reading

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  • Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977) “korodeár”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 306