gypsy

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gyp·sy, gipsy /ˈdʒɪpsi/ ●○○ noun (plural gypsies) [countable]  1. SANa member of a group of people originally from India, who traditionally live and travel around in caravans, and who now live all over the world. Most gypsies prefer to be called romanies. 吉卜赛人 → traveller2. TRAVELsomeone who does not like to stay in the same place for a long time 喜欢流浪的人

Examples from the Corpus

gypsy• Suddenly a fat gypsy stood up.• I shone in the reflection of her green-eyed, black-haired, gypsy beauty.• Fred is a Romany gypsy and made the caravan himself.Origin gypsy (1500-1600) Egyptian

gyp·sy nounChineseSyllable  

of a group India, originally Corpus people from a who member of

gypsy
gyp‧sy , gipsy /ˈdʒɪpsi/ noun (plural gypsies) [countable]1. a member of a group of people originally from India, who traditionally live and travel around in caravans, and who now live all over the world. Most gypsies prefer to be called ROMANIES. ⇨ traveller
2. someone who does not like to stay in the same place for a long time

Gypsy (also Gipsy) BrE /ˈdʒɪpsi/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒɪpsi/ 🔊 noun (

plural

Gypsies, Gipsies) (sometimes offensive) a member of a race of people, originally from Asia, who traditionally travel around and live in caravans. Many people prefer to use the name Roma or Romani. 吉卜赛人（许多人更喜欢用 Roma 或 Romani 这个名称） = traveller (2)