romany

• POS: Noun
• HYPHEN: Rom=a=ny

CIDE DICTIONARY

romany, n. [Gypsy romano, romani, adj., gypsy; cf. rom husband.].

•  A gypsy.  [1913 Webster]
•  The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

romany, n. & adj.
--n. (pl. -ies)
1 a Gypsy.
2 the Indo-European language of the Gypsies.
--adj.
1 of or concerning Gypsies.
2 of the Romany language.

Etymology

Romany Romani fem. and pl. of Romano (adj.) (ROM)

ROGET THESAURUS

romany

Neologism

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