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Ladino proverbs

The proverbs of Ladino Forever: sayings from the Sephardic kitchen table, the wisdom of our grandmothers in Judeo-Spanish, each with its meaning in English and up to six more languages.

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Refrán del día · November 6
Mijor es tomar ombre sin paras, ke paras sin ombre Better to marry a man without money than money without a man.
Wisdom 10

10 proverbs · Wisdom

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Refrán № 01 Ladino
El peshe fiele de la kavesa

The fish rots from the head.

67 Nov 2026
Refrán № 02 Ladino
En la kayida de tu enemigo no te alegres, ke te viene a la kavesa

D'ont be happy with the fall of your enemy,the same could happen to you.

45 Nov 2026
Refrán № 03 Ladino
El savyo es el ke se ambeza una koza de kada persona

The wise one is he who learns something from every person.

42 Nov 2026
Refrán № 04 Ladino
Kuando una mujer se le yela el korason, se le sana la kavesa

When a woman's heart freezes, her head gets cured.

42 Nov 2026
Refrán № 05 Ladino
La mujer i el vino kitan al ombre del tino

Woman and wine make a man lose his senses.

32 Nov 2026
Refrán № 06 Ladino
No te burles del d'enfrente, ke te viene a la kavesa

Do not mock the one across from you, for it will come to your head.

30 Nov 2026
Refrán № 07 Ladino
No ay mas savio ke del lo ke pasa

No one is wiser than one who has been through it.

24 Nov 2026
Refrán № 08 Ladino
Ken tiene grandeza se kaye de kavesa

Whoever has greatness falls on his head (pride comes before a fall).

24 Nov 2026
Refrán № 09 Ladino
Shavdo en la meza Salado en la kavesa

Bland at the table, salty in the head.

22 Nov 2026
Refrán № 10 Ladino
Azno kayado por savyo kontado

A silent donkey is counted as wise.

22 Nov 2026
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