Dictionary

gadje en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

1. A non-Roma; a non-Romani person.
   • 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). 2007, Sylvia Mieszkowski, Joy Smith, Marijke de Valck, Sonic Interventions, page 274:
   • But they are sold to the gadjes for a relatively high financial price to the Gypsies' advantage. 2012, Thomas Fillitz, A. Jamie Saris, Debating Authenticity:

Forms

Relateds

goy

Translations (24)

gd (Beurla Reagaird) fear-taighe (non-Romani person) · rmw gådžo (non-Romani person) · es gaché (non-Romani person) · rom gaʒo (non-Romani person) · fr gadji (non-Romani person) · cs nerom (non-Romani person) · fi valkolainen (non-Romani person) · hu gádzsó (non-Romani person) · ca paio (non-Romani person) · fr gadjo (non-Romani person) · rmq gaché (non-Romani person) · rmo gadži (non-Romani person) · rme gadji (non-Romani person) · rmq gachí (non-Romani person) · rmo gadžo (non-Romani person) · rom gaʒi (non-Romani person) · rme gadjo (non-Romani person) · es payo (non-Romani person) · fi kaajo (non-Romani person) · es paya (non-Romani person) · rmw gådži (non-Romani person) · fi kaavo (non-Romani person) · gd bean-taighe (non-Romani person) · cs gadžo (non-Romani person)