cigano

From Polish Cygan, Russian цыга́н (cygán), French tzigane, Italian zigano, ultimately from Byzantine Greek Αθίγγανος (Athínganos).

• IPA^(key): /t͡siˈɡano/

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• Rhymes: -ano
• Syllabification: ci‧ga‧no

cigano (accusative singular ciganon, plural ciganoj, accusative plural ciganojn)

1. Gypsy, Rom, Romani

• cigana

From French cigain, from Byzantine Greek Αθίγγανος (Athínganos).

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• Hyphenation: ci‧ga‧no

cigano (feminine cigana, masculine plural ciganos, feminine plural ciganas)

1. (not comparable) Gypsy (relating to Gypsies)
2. (Portugal, derogatory) swindler (a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds)

cigano m (plural ciganos, feminine cigana, feminine plural ciganas)

1. Gypsy (member of an itinerant people of Europe and the Americas)
2. (uncountable) the language of the Gypsies

• roma, romani

• “cigano”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026
• “cigano”, in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa (in Portuguese), Lisbon: Priberam, 2008–2026