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单词 gypsy
释义

gypsy or gipsy /jipˈsi/

noun (with cap)
  1. A Romany, a member of a wandering people of Indian origin, living mainly in Europe and the USA
  2. (loosely) a person who lives, or looks, like a Gypsy
  3. (with cap) the Romany language
  4. A cunning rogue (offensive)
adjective (with cap)
  1. Of, or characteristic of, Gypsies
  2. Out-of-door (eg of meals, etc)
  3. Unconventional
  4. Operating independently or illegally (US informal)
intransitive verb (now rare)

To live like a Gypsy, camp out, or picnic

ORIGIN: Egyptian, because once thought to have come from Egypt

gypˈsydom or gypˈsyism noun (also with cap)

gypsy moth noun

A kind of tussock moth, having whitish wings with dark line markings

gypˈsywort noun

A labiate plant (Lycopus europaeus) with which Gypsies were reputed to stain their skin

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