Word: Gypsy
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
mid 16th century: originally gipcyan, short for Egyptian (because Gypsies were popularly supposed to have come from Egypt)
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɪpsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a member of a people originating in South Asia and traditionally having an itinerant way of life, living widely dispersed across Europe and North and South America and speaking a language (Romani) that is related to Hindi; a Romani person.
Short Definition:member of travelling people
Definition:
a nomadic or free-spirited person
Short Definition:nomadic or free-spirited person
Examples:- why should she choose to wander the world with a penniless gypsy like me?
Variant Forms:
- gipsy
Word: Gypsy
Speech Type: Adjective
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈdʒɪpsi
Dialects: British English
Definition:
(of a business or worker) non-unionized or unlicensed
Short Definition:nonunion or unlicensed
Examples:- gypsy trucking firms
Variant Forms:
- gipsy
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