September 27, 2024 Meet the Middle East

Argentina judge orders dictionary to delete pejorative definition of 'Jewish'

An Argentine judge has ordered the publishers of a major Spanish dictionary to remove a pejorative definition of the word "Jewish" from its listing, local media reported late Thursday.The fifth and last definition of the word "Jewish" in the Dictionary of the Spanish Language, which is published by the Royal Spanish Academy (RAE), is of a person said to be "greedy or usurious".The dictionary cautions that this usage is "offensive or discriminatory".
Source: Al Monitor
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