bohémien

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See also: bohemien and Bohémien

French

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /bɔ.e.mjɛ̃/
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Etymology 1

From bohème +‎ -ien, because they had travelled through Bohemia.

Noun

bohémien m (plural bohémiens, feminine bohémienne)

  1. gypsy / Gypsy, Romani
    • 2012 September 28, Iulia Badea Guéritée, Voxeurop:
      Nous sommes dans une schizophrénie depuis toujours. Nous avons des représentations qui nous satisfont beaucoup, on aime les Bohémiens dans la littérature, la peinture, mais on les aime beaucoup moins au fond de notre jardin.
      We've been in a schizophrenia since forever. We have representations that satisfy us a lot, we love the Gypsies in literature, painting, but we love them much less in our backyard.

Etymology 2

From Bohême +‎ -ien.

Adjective

bohémien (feminine bohémienne, masculine plural bohémiens, feminine plural bohémiennes)

  1. Bohemian (of or from Bohemia)

Further reading

Italian

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from French bohémien.

Pronunciation

Adjective

bohémien (invariable)

  1. Bohemian (lifestyle)

Noun

bohémien m or f by sense (invariable)

  1. Bohemian (a person with such a lifestyle)

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