Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: gypsy
IPA transcription: [dʒ'ɪpsi]
noun meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: Romany, Gypsy
    Meaning: the Indic language of the Gypsies
  • Synonyms: Gypsy, Gipsy, Romany, Rommany, Romani, Roma, Bohemian
    Meaning: a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)
  • Synonyms: itinerant, gypsy, gipsy
    Meaning: a laborer who moves from place to place as demanded by employment; "itinerant traders"
Usage examples
  • First about Gypsy.
  • 'That was neatly done,' said the gypsy.
  • But they couldn't love the gypsy either:
  • Then a gypsy comes along and he, too, tries:
  • "She went back to her gypsy kinsfolk, you know.
  • The cigana or "gypsy" (in Peru called "chansu") resembles a pheasant.
  • The gypsy came to try the girls: Would they love him, would they not?
  • It would not go down into the well, and the gypsy had to try again and again.
  • At the sight of the hideous gypsy he was struck dumb with surprise and horror.
  • The gypsy returned to the fountain, and addressing once more the image of Zizi, she said: