Definitions for "Sephardic"
Of, pertaining to, or designating, the Jews (the Sephardim, also called Spanish or Portuguese Jews) descended from Jewish families driven from Spain by the Inquisition.
(se-fah-ra-DEE) n./ adj. Sephardic. Spanish.
In reference to Jews of Portuguese or Spanish descent. (see also Judaism)
Refers to Southern / European / Middle Eastern Jewry, whose cuisine is vastly different from traditional cooking.