GYPSY


Meaning of GYPSY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈdʒɪpsɪ ]

n. (also Gipsy) (pl. -ies) 1 a member of a nomadic people of Europe and N. America, of Hindu origin with dark skin and hair, and speaking a language related to Hindi. 2 (gypsy) a person resembling or living like a Gypsy. øgypsy moth a kind of tussock moth, Lymantria dispar, of which the larvae are very destructive to foliage. øøGypsydom n. Gypsyfied adj. Gypsyhood n. Gypsyish adj. [earlier gipcyan, gipsen f. EGYPTIAN, from the supposed origin of Gypsies when they appeared in England in the early 16th c.]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.