romany > define

noun

• A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America.
  • synonyms: Gypsy, Gipsy, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian
• The Indic language of the Gypsies.
  • synonyms: Gypsy

adjective

• Of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture.
  • usage: "Romani nomads"; "Romany folk songs"; "a Gypsy fortune-teller"
  • synonyms: Romani

• (n.) The language spoken among themselves by the gypsies.
• (n.) A gypsy.