Etymology

Porajmos

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Today it means: The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies. Full definition →

Romani porajmos
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  1. Romani · derived fromporajmos“devouring”
  2. English todayPorajmos

Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From Romani porajmos (“devouring”).

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