Romanies

Variant of Romany

Romany definition

Rom·any (räm′ə nē, rō′mə-)

noun

  1. pl. Romany -·ny or Romanies -·nies a Gypsy
  2. the Indo-Aryan language of the Gypsies, which occurs with dialectal variations in each of the countries where they live

Etymology: Romany romani, fem. & pl. of romano, Gypsy < rom, a man, husband, Gypsy < Sans ḍombaḥ, low-caste musician

adjective

of the Gypsies or their language or culture
Also sp. Rommany Rom′·many

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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