Romany

/ ˈrəʊ-, ˈrɒmənɪ /

noun

1. 1. another name for a Gypsy

   2. ( as modifier )

      Romany customs

2. the language of the Gypsies, belonging to the Indic branch of the Indo-European family, but incorporating extensive borrowings from local European languages. Most of its 250 000 speakers are bilingual. It is extinct in Britain

Word History and Origins

Origin of Romany¹

C19: from Romany romani (adj) Gypsy, ultimately from Sanskrit domba man of a low caste of musicians, of Dravidian origin

Example Sentences

Saunders said interpreting the messages was "a long and complicated process", due to the blend of coded language, Romany slang and Cockney rhyming slang used.

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That's the question Chantelle remembers asking herself after starting a new job and wondering whether or not to share her Romany heritage.

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Your daughter Romany appears on “Luck and Strange,” and now she’s touring in your band.

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The family talent stretches to daughter Romany Gilmour, whose youthful, pure voice and persona has a lovely gravitas, as exemplified on the new song “Between Two Points.”

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Romany Williams is a writer, editor and stylist based on Vancouver Island, Canada.

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