gitan
French
editEtymology
editBorrowed from Spanish gitano, itself derived from apheresis of older egiptano (“Egyptian”), from the mistaken belief that gypsies originated from Egypt.
Pronunciation
editAdjective
editgitan (feminine gitane, masculine plural gitans, feminine plural gitanes)
Noun
editgitan m (plural gitans)
Synonyms
editFurther reading
edit- “gitan”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Old High German
editParticiple
editgitān
- past participle of tuon
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