Meanings
rom1
adjectiverom (not comparable)
- abbreviationnot comparableproofreadingAbbreviation of roman.
ROM2
proper noun
- abbreviationhobbiesAbbreviation of Romania.
nounROM (countable and uncountable, plural ROMs)
plural ROMs
- abbreviationacronymcountableuncountablebusinessAcronym of read-only memory.
- broadlycountableuncountablecomputingThe nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountablemedicineInitialism of range of motion.
- abbreviationacronymcountableuncountablemedicineAcronym of rupture of membranes.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableestimating and purchasingInitialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableadvertisingInitialism of run of month.
Rom3
proper noun
- rareThe Romani language.
nounRom (plural Roms or Roma)
- A member of the Romani people.
Rom4
proper nounthe Rom
- A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.
More synonyms by meaning
noun(computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed
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Origin
ROM · proper noun, noun
In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.
Full word history & related roots →Rom · proper noun, noun, adjective
- Sanskritडोम“member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”
- Romanirrom“Romani man”
- EnglishRom
From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma. Doublet of Dom. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information. Not related to Romanian or Roman.
More words from Romani, Sanskrit
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic رُومَانِيّ, غَجَرِيّ
- رُومَانِيّ (rūmāniyy)a member of the Romani people
- غَجَرِيّ (ḡajariyy)a member of the Romani people
- غَجَر (ḡajar)a member of the Romani people
Basque ijito
- ijitoa member of the Romani people
Catalan gitano, bomià
- gitanoa member of the Romani people
- bomiàa member of the Romani people
- zíngara member of the Romani people
Chinese Mandarin 羅姆人 /罗姆人, 吉普賽人 /吉普赛人
- 羅姆人 /罗姆人 (Luómǔrén)a member of the Romani people
- 吉普賽人 /吉普赛人 (Jípǔsài-rén)a member of the Romani people
Czech Rom, Cikán
- Roma member of the Romani people
- Cikána member of the Romani people
- Cikánkaa member of the Romani people
Danish roma, romani
- romaa member of the Romani people
- romania member of the Romani people
- sigøjnera member of the Romani people
Dutch zigeuner, zigeunerin
- zigeunera member of the Romani people
- zigeunerina member of the Romani people
Esperanto cigano, roŭmo
- ciganoa member of the Romani people
- roŭmoa member of the Romani people
- romaoa member of the Romani people
Estonian mustlane
- mustlanea member of the Romani people
Finnish mustalainen, romani
- mustalainena member of the Romani people
- romania member of the Romani people
French Rom, Rrom
- Roma member of the Romani people
- Rroma member of the Romani people
- bohémiena member of the Romani people
- gitana member of the Romani people
- tsiganea member of the Romani people
German Zigeuner, Zigeunerin
- Zigeunera member of the Romani people
- Zigeunerina member of the Romani people
- Roma member of the Romani people
- Romaa member of the Romani people
- Romnia member of the Romani people
- Sinti und Romaa member of the Romani people
- Roma und Sintia member of the Romani people
Greek Ρομ
- Ρομ (Rom)a member of the Romani people
Hebrew צועני
- צועני (tzo'ani)a member of the Romani people
Hindi रोमा, जिप्सी
- रोमा (romā)a member of the Romani people
- जिप्सी (jipsī)a member of the Romani people
Hungarian roma, cigány
- romaa member of the Romani people
- cigánya member of the Romani people
Icelandic Rómafólk, Rómanir
- Rómafólka member of the Romani people
- Rómanira member of the Romani people
- Sígaunia member of the Romani people
Italian zingaro, zingara
- zingaroa member of the Romani people
- zingaraa member of the Romani people
Japanese ロム, ロマ
- ロム (Romu)a member of the Romani people
- ロマa member of the Romani people
- ジプシー (Jipushī)a member of the Romani people
Korean 롬, 집시
- 롬 (Rom)a member of the Romani people
- 집시 (Jipsi)a member of the Romani people
Latin cingarus
- cingarusa member of the Romani people
Latvian čigāns
- čigānsa member of the Romani people
Lithuanian čigonas, čigonė
- čigonasa member of the Romani people
- čigonėa member of the Romani people
Norwegian Bokmål sigøyner, sigøynerske
- sigøynera member of the Romani people
- sigøynerskea member of the Romani people
Persian کولی
- کولی (kowli)a member of the Romani people
Polish Cygan, Cyganka
- Cygana member of the Romani people
- Cygankaa member of the Romani people
- Roma member of the Romani people
- Romkaa member of the Romani people
- Cygana male member of the Romani people
- Roma male member of the Romani people
Portuguese români, romani
- românia member of the Romani people
- romania member of the Romani people
- ciganoa member of the Romani people
- ciganaa member of the Romani people
Romanian rom, țigan
- roma member of the Romani people
- țigana member of the Romani people
Russian ро́ма, рома́л
- ро́ма (róma)a member of the Romani people
- рома́л (romál)a member of the Romani people
- рома́лка (romálka)a member of the Romani people
- ром (rom)a member of the Romani people
- цыга́н (cygán)a member of the Romani people
- цыга́нка (cygánka)a member of the Romani people
Slovak Róm, Rómka
- Róma member of the Romani people
- Rómkaa member of the Romani people
- Cigána member of the Romani people
- Cigánkaa member of the Romani people
Spanish gitano, gitana
- gitanoa member of the Romani people
- gitanaa member of the Romani people
Swedish rom, zigenare
- roma member of the Romani people
- zigenarea member of the Romani people
- zigenerskaa member of the Romani people
Turkish Roman, Çingene
- Romana member of the Romani people
- Çingenea member of the Romani people
Ukrainian ром, цига́н
- ром (rom)a member of the Romani people
- цига́н (cyhán)a member of the Romani people
- цига́нка (cyhánka)a member of the Romani people
Vietnamese người Di-gan, người Xư-gan
- người Di-gana member of the Romani people
- người Xư-gana member of the Romani people
- người Bô-hê-miêna member of the Romani people
Yiddish ראָמ, ראָמני
- ראָמ (rom)a member of the Romani people
- ראָמני (romni)a member of the Romani people
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with rom
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All rhymes →Sounds the same
Anagrams
Cite this entry
APA
rom. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rom
MLA
“rom.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rom. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “rom,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/rom.
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