[
US
/ˈɹɑməni, ˈɹoʊməni/
]
NOUN
- the Indic language of the Gypsies
- 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)
ADJECTIVE
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of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture
Romani nomads
Romany folk songs
a Gypsy fortune-teller
How To Use Romany In A Sentence
- He owns a pair of cobs which pull the Romany caravan he built himself, and when the mood takes him they take to the road.
- I too am distressed at the construction of a bund to prevent the long-standing annual visits by Romany families to an Ilkley riverside location.
- Now besides singing in Romany, Gipsy. cz incorporates all kinds of traditional musical elements: violin, cymbalo ... how do you like that creative aspect of mixing the traditional with the modern? Latest articles - Radio Prague
- I spent my whole childhood being told by my mother that I was from Romany stock I don’t think those were her exact words – but she said Romany – I have never tried to sell pegs from a trailer. Cooper Renner, | clusterflock
- Its Romany collection of rare books and manuscripts celebrates the culture and history of travellers.
- As a shy, bookish child, I felt very much an outsider when I was growing up, and the discovery of our secret Romany past was the key which unlocked a mass of possible explanations.
- The word's origins are unclear: it may derive from the Romany word "chavi", meaning "child", but it is now usually understood as an acronym for "council house and violent". Chavs: The Demonization of the Working Class by Owen Jones – review
- Romanichal, and when you go home, far over the _baro kalo pani_ [the broad black water, that is, the ocean], you shall tell the Romany how we can sing. The Gypsies
- However, there are also traces of Celtic, Old French, Middle and High German, Dutch and even Romany.
- He was equally certain they could cross the barrier between gorgio and Romany together.Sentencedict