Romanichal
/ˈɹɒmɪnɪtʃæl/US/ˈɹɑmɪniˌt͡ʃæl/
Romanichal noun: a member of a Romani people found in the United Kingdom.
Noun
Romanichal (plural Romanichals or Romanichal)
- A member of a Romani people found in the United Kingdom.
- "We're just going to fade away," a Romanichal man told me at the Barnet Horse Fair, as recently as 1993. "It's all going to go."2008 September 15, Louise Doughty, “History repeating”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 03 Mar 2022
- My genes would best be described as a melting pot – my mother is part Bulgarian Roma, part Romanichal (English Romany), and my dad is part Romanichal, part Irish Traveller – thus, it was hardly surprising when I was born a blue-eyed milk bottle.2013 October 25, Filip Borev, “I was a pale Roma baby – it's always been a family joke that I was stolen”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 12 Aug 2022
Forms of Romanichal
| plural | Romanichals |
|---|---|
| plural | Romanichal |
| alternative form | Romnichal |
| alternative form | Rumnichal |
Origin of Romanichal
Borrowed from Angloromani Romanichal.
Questions about Romanichal
- What does Romanichal mean?
- Romanichal means a member of a Romani people found in the United Kingdom.
- What part of speech is Romanichal?
- Romanichal is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Romanichal?
- Romanichal is pronounced /ˈɹɒmɪnɪtʃæl/ (UK).
- What is the plural of Romanichal?
- The plural of Romanichal is Romanichals.
Words near Romanichal in the dictionary
Source and license
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