romany

1. 1.

   of or relating to the Gypsies or their language or culture

   “Romani nomads”

   “Romany folk songs”

   “a Gypsy fortune-teller”

   SynonymsRomani

Other forms of romany

plural

romanies·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about romany

What does romany mean?

romany means "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)". That is the primary sense; the word has 3 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in romany?

romany has 3 syllables: ro-ma-ny. The stress falls on "ro". In IPA it is /ˈɹɑməni/.

What is another word for romany?

Close synonyms include Gypsy, Gipsy, Rommany, Romani, Roma. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is romany a common word?

romany is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.