gadje

See also: gadjé

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Romani gaʒe, plural of gaʒo. Doublet of gadgie and gorger.

Noun

gadje (plural gadjes or gadje)

1. A non-Roma; a non-Romani person.
   • 2007, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Joy Smith, Marijke de Valck, Sonic Interventions, page 274:

     This is one of the things that makes this music Roma rap,” the musicians say in an interview. And, “[w]e also try to attack everyday racism and throw back in the gadjes' face what they say about us, Roma” (“Roma rap,” my translation).

   • 2012, Thomas Fillitz, A. Jamie Saris, Debating Authenticity:

     But they are sold to the gadjes for a relatively high financial price to the Gypsies' advantage.

Alternative forms

• gaj, gaje, gadjo, gajo, gorger, gorjer

Translations

non-Romani person

• Angloromani: gadjo (male), gadji (female)
• Caló: gaché m, gachí f
• Catalan: paio (ca) m
• Czech: gadžo (cs) m, nerom m
• Finnish: kaajo, kaavo, valkolainen (fi)
• French: gadjo (fr) m, gadji (fr) f
• Hungarian: gádzsó (hu)
• Romani: gaʒo m, gaʒi f

  Sinti Romani: gadžo m, gadži f

  Welsh Romani: gådžo m, gådži f

• Scottish Gaelic: fear-taighe m, bean-taighe f
• Spanish: payo (es) m, paya (es) f, gaché

See also

• goy

Romani

Noun

gadje

1. nominative plural of gadjo