🇵🇹Portuguese Source WordCode: PT

cigano

Pronunciation / Transliteration: /siˈɡɐnu/

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Romani/ˈroʊ.mə.ni/
nounadjectiveCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #14500 frequency
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🇵🇹 Example Sentence in Portuguese:

"A cultura cigana é conhecida pela sua música expressiva."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    A member of an Indo-Aryan people traditionally living in Europe and the Americas, originating from the Indian subcontinent.

    "The Romani have a rich cultural heritage characterized by distinct musical and oral traditions."
  2. 2

    The Indo-Aryan language spoken by the Romani people, comprising various regional dialects.

    "Scholars study Romani to trace the historical migration patterns of its speakers from South Asia."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Romani word 'rom', meaning 'man' or 'husband'. The term entered English usage to refer to the Indo-Aryan ethnic group originating from the Indian subcontinent who migrated across Europe and the Middle East over centuries.

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