Vaihtoehtoiset kirjoitusmuodot
Ääntäminen
US:
- Tuntematon aksentti:
Haettu sana löytyi näillä lähdekielillä:
| Kieli | Käännökset |
|---|
| bulgaria | циганин (cíganin), циганка (cíganka) |
| espanja | gitano, gitana |
| esperanto | cigano, ciganino |
| hollanti | zigeunerin, zigeuner |
| italia | zingaro, zingara, gitana |
| japani | ジプシー (jipushī / Jipushī) |
| kreikka | τσιγγάνος (tsingános / tsigános), αθίγγανος (athínganos), τσιγγάνα (tsingána), γύφτος (gýftos), Αθίγγανη (Athíngani) |
| latina | gitana |
| norja | sigøyner, sigøynerske |
| portugali | cigano, cigana |
| puola | cygan, cyganka |
| ranska | rom, gitan, Rom, romanichel, tsigane, bohémien, bohémienne, manouche, baraki |
| ruotsi | zigenare, zigensk, zigenerska |
| saksa | Zigeuner, Zigeunerin |
| suomi | romani, mustalainen, ketjuratas, ketjupyörä, kabellaari |
| tanska | sigøjner |
| turkki | çingene, Çingene |
| tšekki | cikán |
| unkari | cigány |
| venäjä | цыган (tsygan), цыганка (tsyganka) |
| viro | mustlane |
Määritelmät
Substantiivi
- (sometimes offensive) Alternative form of Gypsy (“member of the Romani people”).
- (colloquial) An itinerant person or any person, not necessarily Romani; a tinker, a traveller or a carny.
- (sometimes offensive) A move in contra dancing in which two dancers walk in a circle around each other while maintaining eye contact (but not touching as in a swing). (Compare whole gyp, half gyp, and gypsy meltdown, in which this step precedes a swing.)
- (theater) A member of a Broadway musical chorus line.
- (dated) A person with a dark complexion.
- (dated) A sly, roguish woman.
- (dated, colloquial) A fortune teller.
Adjektiivi
- Alternative form of Gypsy: of or belonging to the Romani people.
- Itinerant; of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group.
- (offensive) Of or having the qualities of an itinerant person or group with qualities traditionally ascribed to Romani people; making a living from dishonest practices or theft etc.
Verbi
- (intransitive) To roam around the country like a gypsy.
- To perform the gypsy step in contra dancing.
Esimerkit
- Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose, Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.
- I will look on your treasures, gypsy. Is this understood?
- If anyone questions them, they'll fold up faster than a gypsy roofing company.
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