Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

zigeuner

/zɪɡɔɪnɚ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: zige-uner
IPA: /zɪɡɔɪnɚ/

18

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Alternative form of zigeuner.

noun

Offensive

Etymology

Borrowed from German Zigeuner. See the German entry for further etymological information. Doublet of tzigane.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Zigeuner

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /zɪɡɔɪnɚ/

Usage

Offensive

Inflected Forms

Zigeuners (plural)

Phrases

Zigeuner sauce

Questions

How do you pronounce zigeuner?: The recorded pronunciation is /zɪɡɔɪnɚ/.
What does zigeuner mean?: Alternative form of zigeuner.
Where does zigeuner come from?: It is traced to German.

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