cigano
Portuguese, noun/siˈɡɐ̃.nu/
cigano is spelled C-I-G-A-N-O (6 letters) and appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese, the 20,529th most frequent Portuguese word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Cigano is a Portuguese masculine noun meaning “Gypsy (member of an itinerant people of Europe and the Americas)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) defines it as “povo tradicionalmente nômade, originário do norte da Índia e que hoje vive espalhado pelo mundo…”.
What does cigano mean in English?
adjective
- 1
Gypsy (relating to Gypsies)
- 2
Portugalderogatoryswindler (a person who swindles, cheats or defrauds)
noun
- 1
masculineGypsy (member of an itinerant people of Europe and the Americas)
- 2
masculinethe language of the Gypsies
Source: English Wiktionary, Portuguese section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Portuguese dictionaries define it
noun: 1. povo tradicionalmente nômade, originário do norte da Índia e que hoje vive espalhado pelo mundo, especialmente na Europa 2. indivíduo boêmio, erradio, de vida incerta 3. negociante esperto, vivo
The definition in the Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), in Portuguese.
Source: Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of cigano
- cigana feminine
- ciganos masculine plural
- ciganas feminine plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce cigano?
- Brazil /siˈɡɐ̃.nu/
- Portugal /siˈɡɐ.nu/
- Portugal [siˈɣɐ.nu]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Portuguese Wiktionary (Wikcionário) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to cigano
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is cigano in Portuguese?
cigano appears 2.3 times per million words in written Portuguese.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).