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Meanings of gipsy in English

Russian
de havilland gipsy
Spanish
forasuche
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1920S British piston aircraft engine.

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de havilland gipsy
Portuguese
rom
Catalan
gitano
Spanish
gitano

A member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)

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Usage of gipsy in English
1
There spoke the true gipsy; and they are mostly of that mind.
A Shepherd's Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs
2
The camp had been saved by the intelligence of the gipsy soldier.
Chatterbox, 1906
3
Bolitho studied his gipsy good looks, the reckless candour in his voice.
Honour This Day
4
One remarkable feature in the gipsy character is their indifference about religion.
Carmen
5
They found the gipsy boy very much recovered, and in good spirits.
The Children of the New Forest
6
Sekeletu and I had each a little gipsy-tent in which to sleep.
Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
7
It was a capital rallying-point for a picnic or a gipsy tea-drinking.
The Golden Calf
8
Possibly there was some gipsy blood in him that defied their nurture.
Noughts and Crosses: Stories, Studies and Sketches
9
The gipsy student responded to the close of the period by crying:
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
10
With quick, long strides the gipsy proceeded straight across the wintry heath.
The Junior Classics, Volume 5: Stories that never grow old
11
While the momentary struggle lasted, the gipsy woman closely scanned his face.
Run to Earth: A Novel
12
They are armed with pitchforks, and the black gipsy is their general.'
Brothers of Pity and Other Tales of Beasts and Men
13
I've got a dash of the gipsy in me, as you know.
The Firm of Girdlestone
14
Will hurried us down there for a look at the gipsy girl.
The Eye of Zeitoon
15
The gipsy rose too, and stood unshrinkingly before him, as she said:
Run to Earth: A Novel
16
The tent was a mere gipsy hovel, like a sty for pigs.
Across the Plains, with Other Memories and Essays
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Translations for gipsy
Portuguese
romciganacigano
Gipsy through the time
Gipsy across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common