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Paradesi Jew
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English
Etymology
The first element, which represents a word meaning "foreigner, wanderer" in many South Asian languages, is ultimately from en sa परदेशिन् foreigner.
Noun
One of the descendants of the Sephardic immigrants to South Asia (where they mostly settled in Cochin and Madras) fleeing persecution in Spain.