tzigane
English
Etymology
From the Hungarian cigány via French tzigane, from Byzantine Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános, “Gypsy”).[1][2][3] Cognate to Italian zigano, zingano and zingaro, Spanish cíngaro, German Zigeuner, Dutch zigeuner, Afrikaans sigeuner, Portuguese cigano, Romanian țigan, Polish Cygan, Czech Cikán, Russian цыган (cygan), Turkish Çingene. Doublet of zingaro.
The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt); see those entries for more information.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsɪˈɡɑːn/
- Rhymes: -ɑːn
Noun
tzigane (plural tziganes)
- (sometimes offensive)[4] A Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).
Usage notes
Like Gypsy (Gipsy), 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 (Zigeuner).
Hypernyms
- gipsy
- Gipsy
- gypsy
- Gypsy
- zigeuner
- Zigeuner
- zingaro
References
- 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
- see the notes on terminology in Edward Proctor's Gypsy dialects: a selective annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani (2008)
Anagrams
- teazing
French
Alternative forms
- Tsigane, tsigane, Tzigane
Etymology
From Hungarian cigány.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /tsi.ɡan/
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Noun
tzigane m or f by sense (plural tziganes)
- (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 (plural tziganes)
- (relational, sometimes offensive)[1] Gypsy
Proper noun
tzigane m
- (sometimes offensive)[1] Romani (language)
See also
- zigueune, Zigueune (from German)
References
- see the notes of terminology in Edward Proctor's Gypsy dialects: a selective annotated bibliography of materials for the practical study of Romani (2008)
Further reading
- “tzigane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
- gantiez
Italian
Adjective
tzigane
- feminine plural of tzigano
Anagrams
- zigante