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Date: 1800-1900
Language: Romany
Origin: romani 'gypsy' (adjective), from rom 'gypsy man', from Sanskrit domba 'musician of low social rank'

Romany

 noun
     
Ro‧ma‧ny plural Romanies
1 [countable]x-ref a gypsy
2 [uncountable]SLL the language traditionally used by the gypsy people
—Romany adjective
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