Tzigane

[ tsi-gahn ]

/ tsɪˈgɑn /

adjective

(often lowercase) of, consisting of, or pertaining to the Roma: Tzigane music.

noun

a Romani, especially one from Hungary.

Origin of Tzigane

First recorded in 1880–85; from French tzigane, probably from Hungarian cigány, akin to German Zigeuner, Romanian ţigan, Serbo-Croatian cȉganin, Bulgarian tsíganin, all ultimately from Medieval Greek (a)tsínganos, earlier athínganos member of a heretical sect of Phrygia, perhaps literally, “untouchable, inviolable” (Greek a- “not, without” + -thinganos, derivative of thingánein “to touch”); cf. zingaro

Words nearby Tzigane

tzatziki, TZD, tzedakah, Tzekung, tzetze fly, Tzigane, Tzigany, tzimmes, tzitzit, tzitzith, Tzom Gedaliah

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Example sentences from the Web for Tzigane

And while he read, there came from the salon the notes of a Tzigane waltz played on the piano.
Csar or Nothing|Po Baroja Baroja
He now spoke in English, but later he relapsed into the Tzigane tongue.
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies|Alice B. Emerson
It is the Tzigane, Fifi, who permits herself the honour of addressing you.
The Dark Star|Robert W. Chambers
Through the illuminated windows the tzigane music poured forth its waves of sensuous melodyand alas!
Marie Tarnowska|Annie Vivanti

Her eyes sparkled and she talked with him for some time in the Tzigane tongue.
Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies|Alice B. Emerson

British Dictionary definitions for Tzigane

Tzigane

/ (tsɪˈɡɑːn, sɪ-) /

noun

a Gypsy, esp a Hungarian one
(as modifier)Tzigane music

Word Origin for Tzigane

C19: via French from Hungarian czigány Gypsy, of uncertain origin

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单词	tzigane
释义	Tzigane [ tsi-gahn ] / tsɪˈgɑn / adjective (often lowercase) of, consisting of, or pertaining to the Roma: Tzigane music. noun a Romani, especially one from Hungary. Origin of Tzigane First recorded in 1880–85; from French tzigane, probably from Hungarian cigány, akin to German Zigeuner, Romanian ţigan, Serbo-Croatian cȉganin, Bulgarian tsíganin, all ultimately from Medieval Greek (a)tsínganos, earlier athínganos member of a heretical sect of Phrygia, perhaps literally, “untouchable, inviolable” (Greek a- “not, without” + -thinganos, derivative of thingánein “to touch”); cf. zingaro Words nearby Tzigane tzatziki, TZD, tzedakah, Tzekung, tzetze fly, Tzigane, Tzigany, tzimmes, tzitzit, tzitzith, Tzom Gedaliah Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for Tzigane And while he read, there came from the salon the notes of a Tzigane waltz played on the piano. Csar or Nothing\|Po Baroja Baroja He now spoke in English, but later he relapsed into the Tzigane tongue. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies\|Alice B. Emerson It is the Tzigane, Fifi, who permits herself the honour of addressing you. The Dark Star\|Robert W. Chambers Through the illuminated windows the tzigane music poured forth its waves of sensuous melodyand alas! Marie Tarnowska\|Annie Vivanti Her eyes sparkled and she talked with him for some time in the Tzigane tongue. Ruth Fielding and the Gypsies\|Alice B. Emerson British Dictionary definitions for Tzigane Tzigane / (tsɪˈɡɑːn, sɪ-) / noun a Gypsy, esp a Hungarian one (as modifier)Tzigane music Word Origin for Tzigane C19: via French from Hungarian czigány Gypsy, of uncertain origin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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