zingaro

Meaning

Noun

1. (masculine) Gypsy, Roma
2. (masculine, offensive) a scruffy or slovenly person
3. (masculine) tinker
4. (figuratively, masculine) a person who likes to travel, who cannot stay a long time in one place

Adj

Gypsy, Romani

Concepts

gypsy

Gypsy

gipsy

tinker

Romany

traveller

chav

jidder

Synonyms

zingara

zigano

tamarro

rom

zìngheno

zingare

zingari

coatto

tsigano

scugnizzo

Translations

gitano

gitan

cigano

Zigeuner

zigeuner

tsigane

gitano

çingene

Zigeunerin

cigana

τσιγγάνος

zigeunerin

Sinti und Roma

Hyphenated as

zìn‧ga‧ro

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈd͡zin.ɡa.ro/

Etymology

Dissimilated form of earlier zingano, most likely from a Greek term meaning "untouchable". Compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi), τσιγγάνος (tsingános). Cognate to German Zigeuner.
The word is considered to be offensive by some in educated speech, the most common preferred euphemisms being nomade (“nomadic”), Rom (“Romani”), Sinto (“Sindhi”) and rarely also gitano (“traveller”).