romany

romany
romany ou rommany
(entrée créée par le supplément)
(ro-ma-ni) s. m.
Nom anglais du langage des bohémiens ou gipsies.
   En langage bohémien, romano, fém. romani, plur. romani, est l'adj. de rom, fém. rommi, plur. masc.
   roma, qui signifie bohémien, tsigane, PAUL BATAILLARD Revue critique, 9 sept. 1876, p. 167.

Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré. . 1872-1877.

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