ROMMANY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

• ROMMANY (noun)
  The noun ROMMANY has 1 sense:

1. 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)

  Familiarity information: ROMMANY used as a noun is very rare.

• ROMMANY (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Bohemian; Gipsy; Gypsy; Roma; Romani; Romany; Rommany

Hypernyms ("Rommany" is a kind of...):

Indian (a native or inhabitant of India)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Rommany"):

gitana (a Spanish female Gypsy)

gitano (a Spanish male Gypsy)