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tzigane

noun
tzi·​gane | \ (t)sē-ˈgän How to pronounce tzigane (audio) \
plural tziganes

Definition of tzigane

1 : romany sense 1
2 : romany sense 2

Examples of tzigane in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

 The Romanèses, who originally came from Romania, are part of a Roma community (Alexandre Romanès, the patriarch of the family, prefers the term tzigane) that is often the object of stigmatization in French society. — Paméla Rougerie, New York Times, "A Roma Circus Makes a Home, and Builds Bridges, in Paris," 11 Dec. 2017

First Known Use of tzigane

1763, in the meaning defined at sense 1

History and Etymology for tzigane

French, from Hungarian cigány

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