zingaro
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Italian.
Noun[edit]
zingaro (plural zingaros or zingari)
Italian[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Most likely from a Greek term meaning "untouchable"; compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi).[1][2][3] Cognate to German Zigeuner.
Noun[edit]
zingaro m (plural zingari) (feminine: zingara)
Adjective[edit]
zingaro m (feminine zingara, masculine plural zingari, feminine plural zingare)
- Gypsy (attributive)
References[edit]
- ^ 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
- ^ 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
- ^ 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1
