cigano
Esperanto edit
Etymology edit
From Polish Cygan, Russian цыга́н (cygán), French tzigane, Italian zigano, ultimately from Byzantine Greek Αθίγγανος (Athínganos).
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
cigano (accusative singular ciganon, plural ciganoj, accusative plural ciganojn)
Derived terms edit
Portuguese edit
Etymology edit
From French cigain, from Byzantine Greek Αθίγγανος (Athínganos).
Pronunciation edit
- Hyphenation: ci‧ga‧no
Adjective edit
cigano (feminine cigana, masculine plural ciganos, feminine plural ciganas)
- (not comparable) Gypsy (relating to Gypsies)
- (Portugal, derogatory) swindler (a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds)
Noun edit
cigano m (plural ciganos, feminine cigana, feminine plural ciganas)
- Gypsy (member of an itinerant people of Europe and the Americas)
- (uncountable) the language of the Gypsies
Derived terms edit
- anticiganismo (“antigypsyism”)
- ciganismo