/leuh dee"noh/ ; Sp. /lah dhee"naw/ , n. , pl. Ladinos /-nohz/ ; Sp. /-naws/ for 2, 3.
1. Also called Judeo-Spanish, Judezmo . a Romance language of Sephardic Jews, based on Old Spanish and written in the Hebrew script.
2. (in Spanish America) a mestizo.
3. ( l.c. ) Southwestern U.S. a wild, unmanageable, or vicious horse or other ranch animal.
[ 1885-90; Latinus LATIN. Cf. LADIN ]