tzigane

Meaning

A Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).

Synonyms

gipsy

gypsy

Translations

gitano

Zigeuner

tsiggános

tsigane

bohémien

gitan

manouche

romanichel

tzigane

romano

zingaro

zigeuner

gitan

gitano

Pronounced as (IPA)

/tsɪˈɡɑːn/

Etymology

Cognate with Italian: zigano

Cognate with Spanish: cíngaro

Cognate with German: Zigeuner

Cognate with Dutch: zigeuner

Cognate with Afrikaans: sigeuner

Cognate with Portuguese: cigano

Cognate with Romanian: țigan

Cognate with Polish: Cygan

Cognate with Czech: Cikán

Cognate with Russian: цыган

Cognate with Turkish: Çingene

In summary

From the Hungarian cigány via French tzigane, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”).
Cognate to Italian zigano, zingano and zingaro, Spanish cíngaro, German Zigeuner, Dutch zigeuner, Afrikaans sigeuner, Portuguese cigano, Romanian țigan, Polish Cygan, Czech Cikán, Serbo-Croatian cigan, Russian цыган (cygan), Turkish Çingene. Doublet of zingaro.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt); see those entries for more information.