English

Noun

tzigane ‎(plural tziganes)

1. (sometimes offensive)^[4] A Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).

Synonyms

• zigeuner (a Romani person, especially a German Romani person)

Usage notes

Like Gypsy, this term may be considered offensive by Romani people. At the same time, it may not be understood or meant as offensive by non-Romani people.^[4] See the usage notes at Gypsy and zigeuner.

References

1. ↑ 2004, Viorel Achim, The Roma in Romanian History (Bucharest), page 9
2. ↑ 2007, Jean-Pierre Liégeois, Roma In Europe, page 17
3. ↑ 1993, Struggling for Ethnic Identity: The Gypsies of Hungary (published by Human Rights Watch), page 1
4. 1 2 see the notes on terminology in Edward Proctor's Gypsy dialects: a selective annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani (2008)

French

Etymology

From Hungarian cigány.

Alternative forms

• tsigane

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /tsi.ɡan/

Noun

tzigane m, f ‎(plural tziganes)

1. (sometimes offensive)^[1]Gypsy

Usage notes

This term may be considered offensive by Romani people. At the same time, it may not be understood or meant as offensive by non-Romani people.^[1]

Adjective

tzigane m, f ‎(plural tziganes)

1. (attributive, sometimes offensive)^[1]Gypsy

Proper noun

tzigane m

1. (sometimes offensive)^[1] the Romani language

References

1. 1 2 3 4 see the notes of terminology in Edward Proctor's Gypsy dialects: a selective annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani (2008)

Anagrams

• gantiez

Italian

Adjective

tzigane

1. feminine plural of tzigano