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Yiddish
Etymology
Ultimately from Greek τσιγγάνος (tsingános); compare German Zigeuner.
Noun
ציגײַנער • (tsigayner) m, plural ציגײַנערס (tsigayners), feminine ציגײַנערין (tsigaynerin)
- (sometimes offensive, ethnic slur) Gypsy (a member of the Romani people or another nomadic group)