gypsy

Topic: NATIONALITY AND RACE

Date:	1500-1600
Origin:	Egyptian

gypsy
noun

gyp‧sy also gipsy See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

plural gypsies [countable]

1SAN a member of a group of people originally from India, who traditionally live and travel around in caravans, and who now live all over the world. Most gypsies prefer to be called romanies [↪ traveller]

2 someone who does not like to stay in the same place for a long time

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