gyp·sy /ˈʤɪpsi/
 吉布賽人,吉布賽語(a.)象吉布賽人的(vi.)流浪


 Gyp·sy n.; pl. Gypsies   [Also spelled gipsy and gypsey.]
 1. One of a vagabond race, whose tribes, coming originally from India, entered Europe in the 14th or 15th century, and are now scattered over Turkey, Russia, Hungary, Spain, England, etc., living by theft, fortune telling, horsejockeying, tinkering, etc.  Cf. Bohemian, Romany.
 Like a right gypsy, hath, at fast and loose,
 Beguiled me to the very heart of loss.   --Shak.
 2. The language used by the gypsies.
 3. A dark-complexioned person.
 4. A cunning or crafty person. [Colloq.]


 Gyp·sy a. Pertaining to, or suitable for, gypsies.
 Gypsy hat, a woman's or child's broad-brimmed hat, usually of straw or felt.
 Gypsy winch, a small winch, which may be operated by a crank, or by a ratchet and pawl through a lever working up and down.


 Gyp·sy v. i. To play the gypsy; to picnic in the woods. Mostly, Gyp*sy*ing, vb. n.

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 Gypsy
      n 1: a member of a nomadic people originating in northern India
           and now living on all continents [syn: Gipsy, Romany,
            Rommany, Roma, Bohemian]
      2: the Indic language of the Gypsies [syn: Romany]