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Gorgio

British  
/ -dʒɪəʊ, ˈɡɔːdʒəʊ /

noun

  1. (sometimes not capital) a word used by Gypsies for a non-Gypsy

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of Gorgio

from Romany

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Donna's voice and the superb disco music by Gorgio Moroder was a sure winner.

From BBC May 18, 2012

The Gorgio was to give him money for somethin' he knowed.'

From The Bishop's Secret by Hume, Fergus

Moro Dad, savo djives oteh drey o charos, te caumen Gorgio ta Rommanny chal tiro nav, te awel tiro tem, te kairen tiro lav aukko prey puv, sar kairdios oteh drey o charos. 

From The English Gipsies and Their Language by Leland, Charles Godfrey

Whereupon I answers, ‘It all comes of my son Jasper, who brings the Gorgio to our fire, and must needs be teaching him.’

From Lavengro The Scholar - The Gypsy - The Priest, Vol. 1 (of 2) by Groome, Francis Hindes

Lucky for you, my fine Gorgio, that you didn't guess it,' she said, in an altered tone.

From Aylwin by Watts-Dunton, Theodore

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