Romany
Itinerant European people
Romany refers to the Romani people, an ethnic group with origins in northern India who migrated to Europe centuries ago and now live worldwide.
It also names their language, an Indo-Aryan tongue with many dialects.
As an adjective, Romany describes their culture, traditions, or language: Romany music, Romany customs.
The term is generally preferred over "Gypsy," which many consider offensive.
Also spelled Romani.
Traveling group with goods
- wagonWheeled hauling vehicle
- itinerantMoving for work
- migrationMovement to new territory
- wanderingTraveling with no fixed course
encampment · roaming · traveling · campfire · horse-trading · tinker · peripatetic · seasonal
A personal name
- TravellerItinerant ethnic community member
- Indo-AryanSouth Asian language branch
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
- ethnic groupPopulation sharing cultural identity
Regional language variety
- Indo-AryanSouth Asian language branch
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- loanwordsAdopted foreign vocabulary
spoken · linguistic · phrases
caravan
Traveling group with goods
wandering · encampment · roaming · traveling · campfire · horse-trading · tinker · peripatetic · seasonal · mobile
Kale
A personal name
- TravellerItinerant ethnic community member
- Indo-AryanSouth Asian language branch
- diasporaScattered population sharing origins
ethnic group · ancestry · heritage · lineage · descent · minority · Dom
dialect
Regional language variety
- Indo-AryanSouth Asian language branch
- vocabularyOne's word collection
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
loanwords · spoken · linguistic · phrases
tradition
Custom passed through generations
flamenco · customs · rituals · heritage · family · community · taboos · beliefs · mythology · storytelling
Romanysettled
No longer in question
sedentary · rooted · territorial · landed · homesteader
Romanygorger
Excessive food consumer
dominant culture · mainstream · native population · ethnic majority · establishment
- Roman numeralsAlphabetic number system
- Roman EmpireAncient state from Augustus onward
- Holy Roman EmperorMedieval Germanic imperial monarch
- Roman senatorAncient republic's elected official
- Roman candleTube ejecting successive fireballs
- Roman amphitheaterAncient circular performance venue