A Romani word for a non-Romani person, often used by Romani people to refer to outsiders or gadjos.
From Romani 'gorgio' or 'gaje,' related to the broader category of outsiders. The term reflects Romani ethnic and cultural distinctions between community members and others.
This word shows how languages encode cultural identity—Romani people created a specific term to distinguish their community from others, similar to how many cultures have in-group and out-group terminology.
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