tzigane

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/tsɪˈɡɑːn/

noun

A Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).

OriginHungarian cigány ← French tzigane ← Russian цыган (cygan) →
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Meanings

nountzigane (plural tziganes)

plural tziganes

  1. offensivesometimesA Hungarian Gypsy (Romani person).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
gypsyrom

Origin

  1. Russianцыган (cygan)
  2. Frenchtzigane
  3. Hungariancigány
  4. Englishtzigane

From the Hungarian cigány via French tzigane, from Medieval Greek ἀθίγγανος (athínganos, “untouchable”). Cognate to Italian zigano, zingano and zingaro, Spanish cíngaro, German Zigeuner, Dutch zigeuner, Afrikaans sigeuner, Portuguese cigano, Romanian țigan, Polish Cygan, Czech Cikán, Serbo-Croatian cigan, Russian цыган (cygan), Turkish Çingene. Doublet of zingaro. The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Rom (words related to the Romani people's autonyms) and cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt); see those entries for more information.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with tzigane

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Cite this entry
APA

tzigane. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzigane

MLA

“tzigane.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzigane. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tzigane,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tzigane.

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