gitan
French, noun/ʒi.tɑ̃/
gitan is spelled G-I-T-A-N (5 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written French, the 32,719th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Gitan is a French masculine noun meaning “gypsy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Bohémien d’Espagne”.
What does gitan mean in English?
adjective
- 1
gypsy
noun
- 1
masculinegypsy
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Bohémien d’Espagne.
noun: 1. Nom de la langue parlée par les gitans.
adjective: 1. Relatif aux bohémiens d’Espagne.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of gitan
- gitane feminine
- gitans masculine plural
- gitanes feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce gitan?
- /ʒi.tɑ̃/
- \ʒi.tɑ̃\
- [ʒi.tɑ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to gitan
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is gitan in French?
gitan appears about once in every 1 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).