korodear
Ladino
Etymology
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
korodear
- to make fun of, to laugh at someone's expense
Further reading
- Joseph Nehama, Jesús Cantera (1977), “korodeár”, in Dictionnaire du Judéo-Espagnol (in French), Madrid: CSIC, →ISBN, page 306