cigana — meaning in English
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English meaning
- gypsy noun A member of the Romani people, a traditionally travelling ethnic group.
- Rom noun A man of the Romani people, especially a married one considered a respected member of the community.
- romani noun A member of the Roma, a nomadic people originating in modern-day Pakistan or Northwest India and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and speaking a language that is related to Hindi.
Senses
cigana is used for these senses in English:
- Romani Of or belonging to the Roma people.
- gypsy (colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- hoatzin A bird of the species Opisthocomus hoazin of the order Opisthocomiformes, with claws on the wing fingers of the juvenile and an enlarged crop used as a rumen.
gypsy — full definition
- noun A member of the Romani people, a traditionally travelling ethnic group.
- adj Relating to a free-spirited, wandering lifestyle, used loosely and figuratively.