Roma
A Rom; a member of the Romani peopleA Rom; a member of the Romani people.
» Tom doesn't know the difference between a Roma and a Hungarian.
Том не розуміє різниці між циганом та угорцем.
Meaning
2 sensesA Rom; a member of the Romani people.
A variety of tomato.
- capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire
- a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
Examples
10 sentencesTom doesn't know the difference between a Roma and a Hungarian.
Том не розуміє різниці між циганом та угорцем. — deniko
"Roma" is an anagram of "amor."
My maternal grandmother was half Roma.
ruМоя бабушка по матери была наполовину цыганкой. — Ooneykcall
deMeine Großmutter mütterlicherseits war Halb-Roma. — Rovo
I want to visit the Colosseum in Roma.
The Roma remain in a particularly disadvantageous position throughout the region.
Origin
Borrowed from Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probablyBorrowed from Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probably comes from Sanskrit डोम्ब (ḍomba, “lower-caste person working as a wandering musician”), from Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”), which may have been borrowed from a Dravidian language. Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Roman Imperial times.
From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.
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Forms
plural: RomasSynonyms
10 synonyms- capital and largest city of Italy; on the Tiber; seat of the Roman Catholic Church; formerly the capital of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire:RomeEternal CityItalian capitalcapital of Italy
- a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America):GypsyGipsyRomanyRommanyRomaniBohemian