Gypsy
Of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groupsOf or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).
» The gypsies danced around the bonfire.
Die Zigeuner tanzten um das Freudenfeuer herum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Цыгане танцевали вокруг костра. — marafon
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1 senses(not comparable, offensive, sometimes)Of or belonging to the Romani people or one of it sub-groups (Roma, Sinti, Romanichel, etc).
Examples
21 sentencesThe gypsies danced around the bonfire.
ruЦыгане танцевали вокруг костра. — marafon
deDie Zigeuner tanzten um das Freudenfeuer herum. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Are you after me or the gypsy?
One gypsy family with their caravan was encamped.
He's totally in love with that gypsy girl.
deEr ist total in dieses Zigeunermädchen verschossen. — maaster
She gave clothes to the gypsies out of charity.
Origin
A clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretiA clipping of Gyptian (in Early Modern English roughly /ˈd͡ʒɪp.sɪ.æn/), itself an apheretic form of Egyptian, from Middle English Egipcian (“Egyptian”) (rarely Gypcian), from Old French egyptien, from Latin aegyptianus, from aegyptius (“Egypt”), because when Roma first appeared in England in the sixteenth century, they were wrongly believed to have come from Egypt. The Albanian evgjit, Greek γύφτος (gýftos), Italian gitano, Spanish gitano and Turkish Kıpti have the same origin. Doublet of Egyptian and Copt.
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