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Meaning
- (masculine, offensive, sometimes, strong) Gypsy, member of the Roma, Romani person
- (masculine, offensive, sometimes, strong) member of any of several other nomadic minorities
- (masculine, offensive, strong) disorderly, lazy or dodgy person
- (masculine, offensive, strong) bohemian; unconventional or nonconformist artist or writer
Synonyms
Clochard
Herumtreiber
Tramp
Stadtstreicher
Reifpilz
Wohnsitzloser
Runzelschüppling
Zigeunerpilz
Tippelbruder
Nichtsesshafter
Landfahrer
Fecker
Pennbruder
Heckenpenner
Strotter
Wohnungsloser
Translations
gitano
zigeuner
cigano
tsigane
τσιγγάνος
zingaro
Çingene
gitanoFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/t͡siˈɡɔɪ̯nɐ/
Etymology
In summary
Middle High German Cigäwnär (mentioning, 1420s), compare Zeginer and Ziginer (15th century). Most likely from a Byzantine Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the Modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi). Cognate to Hungarian cigány and terms borrowed from it such as English tzigane, Portuguese cigano, French tzigane, Romanian țigan, and Russian цыга́н (cygán); see those entries for other cognates and for more information. The extended senses derive from racist and/or Romantic stereotypes of the Roma.
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