Meanings
plural gadjes · alternative gadger · alternative gaj · alternative gaje · alternative gadjo · alternative gajo · alternative gorger · alternative gorjer
- A non-Roma; a non-Romani person.
But they are sold to the gadjes for a relatively high financial price to the Gypsies' advantage.
2012, Thomas Fillitz, A. Jamie Saris, Debating Authenticity1 more example
This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation).
2007, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Joy Smith, Marijke de Valck, Sonic Interventions, page 274
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
Translations
Catalan paio
- paionon-Romani person
Czech gadžo, nerom
- gadžonon-Romani person
- neromnon-Romani person
Finnish kaajo, kaavo
- kaajonon-Romani person
- kaavonon-Romani person
- valkolainennon-Romani person
French gadjo, gadji
- gadjonon-Romani person
- gadjinon-Romani person
Hungarian gádzsó
- gádzsónon-Romani person
Scottish Gaelic (Beurla Reagaird) fear-taighe, bean-taighe
- (Beurla Reagaird) fear-taighenon-Romani person
- bean-taighenon-Romani person
Spanish payo, paya
- payonon-Romani person
- payanon-Romani person
- gachénon-Romani person
Cite this entry
gadje. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadje
“gadje.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadje. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “gadje,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/gadje.
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