tzigane
/tsɪˈɡɑːn
/noun (plural same or tziganes)
A Hungarian Gypsy: [as modifier]: tzigane musicians...
- ‘It does sound a bit tzigane [French for Roma Gypsies],’ Arbez concedes. ‘You don't know whether it's happy or unhappy.’
- Then back to the city and its vivid smells, the wail of tzigane orchestras, the little dancer of the Orpheum - what was her name?
Origin
Mid 18th century: from French, from Hungarian c(z)igány.