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ROM¹

  • /ɹɒm/
  • /ɹɑm/

Rhymes with -ɒm

Where it comes from

In all senses (except Romania in sports), by acronymy.

proper noun

  1. abbreviation Abbreviation of Romania

noun ROMs

  1. abbreviation, acronym, countable, uncountable Acronym of read-only memory
  2. countable, uncountable A software image of read-only memory (as of a game cartridge) used in emulation.
  3. broadly, countable, uncountable The nonvolatile internal storage, often a solid-state drive, on a mobile device or computer.
  4. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of range of motion
  5. abbreviation, acronym, countable, uncountable Acronym of rupture of membranes
  6. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of return on margin
  7. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of rough order of magnitude: An informal cost or price estimate provided for planning and budgeting purposes only, typically expected to be only 75% accurate.
  8. abbreviation, countable, initialism, uncountable Initialism of run of month

Rom²

  • /ɹəʊm/ UK
  • /ɹoʊm/ US

Sounds like roam, Rome · Rhymes with -əʊm

Where it comes from

From Romani rrom (“Romani man”), probably ultimately from Sanskrit डोम (ḍoma, “member of a caste of itinerant musicians and dancers”). See some more information at Roma. Doublet of Dom.

The other major categories of words for the Roma are cognates of Gypsy (words related to Egypt) and cognates of tzigane (words derived from Greek); see those entries for more information.

Not related to Romanian or Roman.

proper noun

  1. rare The Romani language.

noun Roms · Roma

  1. A member of the Romani people.
  2. in particular A male member of the Romani people who is married and considered respectable amongst the family.

    Similar: Romani, Roma, Gypsy, gypsy, tzigane

adjective

  1. not comparable, rare Romani: of or pertaining to the Roma people.

Rom³

  • /ɹɒm/

Rhymes with -ɒm

Where it comes from

Back-formation from Romford.

proper noun the Rom

  1. A short river in Greater London which flows into the River Thames.

rom⁴

adjective

  1. abbreviation, not comparable Abbreviation of roman

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: read-only memory, fixed storage, read-only storage, romania, rome, romany, romani, gypsy, mbs, mbr, qam, wn, mro, ias, qar, bios

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noun a member of the Romani people

Españolgitano, gitana
한국어롬 Rom, 집시 Jipsi
日本語ロム Romu, ロマ, ジプシー Jipushī
中文羅姆人 /罗姆人 Luómǔrén, 吉普賽人 /吉普赛人 Jípǔsài-rén
हिन्दीरोमा romā, जिप्सी jipsī
Portuguêsromâni, romani, cigano, cigana
FrançaisRom, Rrom, bohémien, gitan, tsigane
DeutschZigeuner, Zigeunerin, Rom, Roma, Romni, Sinti und Roma
Italianozingaro, zingara
ΕλληνικάΡομ Rom
Românărom, țigan
Русскийро́ма róma, рома́л romál, рома́лка romálka, ром rom, цыга́н cygán, цыга́нка cygánka
Tiếng Việtngười Di-gan, người Xư-gan, người Bô-hê-miên
العربيةرُومَانِيّ rūmāniyy, غَجَرِيّ ḡajariyy, غَجَر ḡajar
עבריתצועני tzo'ani

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@misc{rom_2026,
  title = {rom},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rom},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}