tsigayner

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Pronunciations

tsigeyner (tsih-GAY-ner) listen

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Definitions

  • n. A Gypsy; Romani person.

Example Sentences

  • "She hated Edythe intensely and spoke of her as a tzigayner (gypsy)." (Lilian: Lilian by Giveon Cornfield)

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Languages of Origin

  • Yiddish

Etymology

  • ציגײַנער tsigayner

      • Who Uses This

      • Older: Jews who are middle-aged and older
      • Ashkenazim: Jews with Ashkenazi heritage

      Regions

      • North America

      Dictionaries

      • Yiddish and English: A Century of Yiddish in America, by Sol Steinmetz (Tuscaloosa, 1986).

      Alternative Spellings

      tsigeyner, tsigainer, tsigeiner, tzigeiner, tzigainer, tzigeyner, tzigayner

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