tzigane

From the Hungarian cigány via French tzigane, from Byzantine Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”).^[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, Serbo-Croatian cigan, 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.

• IPA^(key): /tsɪˈɡɑːn/

• Audio (Southern England):

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• Rhymes: -ɑːn

tzigane (plural tziganes)

1. (sometimes offensive)^[4] A Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).

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).

• teazing

• Tsigane, tsigane, Tzigane

From Hungarian cigány.

• IPA^(key): /tsi.ɡan/

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tzigane m or f by sense (plural tziganes)

1. (sometimes offensive)^[1] Gypsy
   • 1960, “Les deux guitares”, performed by Charles Aznavour:

     Deux tziganes sans répit / Grattent leur guitare

     (please add an English translation of this quotation)

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]

tzigane (plural tziganes)

1. (relational, sometimes offensive)^[1] Gypsy

tzigane m

1. (sometimes offensive)^[1] Romani (language)

• zigueune, Zigueune (from German)

• “tzigane”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

• gantiez

tzigane

1. feminine plural of tzigano

• zigante