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porajmos

/poʊɹaɪmoʊs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
po-ra-j-mos
IPA
/poʊɹaɪmoʊs/
19
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

name

The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies.

Etymology

Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From Romani porajmos (“devouring”).

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /poʊɹaɪmoʊs/

Inflected Forms

Porrajmos (alternative)

Phrases

final solution Meds Yeghern

Frequently Paired Words

final solution Meds Yeghern Shoah

Synonyms

Samudaripen

Questions

How do you pronounce porajmos?
The recorded pronunciation is /poʊɹaɪmoʊs/.
What does porajmos mean?
The planned and attempted genocide of the Romani people during the Second World War by Nazi Germany and its allies.
Where does porajmos come from?
Coined by a Kalderash Romani acquaintance of, and popularized by, Ian Hancock in 1990s. From Romani porajmos (“devouring”).

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