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Roma¹
- /ˈɹoʊmə/ US
- /ˈɹəʊmə/ UK
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Romani roma, plural of rom (“man, husband, Romani man”). The latter probably comes from Sanskrit डोम्ब (ḍomba, “lower-caste person working as a wandering musician”), from Sanskrit डमरु (ḍamaru, “drum”), which may have been borrowed from a Dravidian language. Folk etymology pointed to a legend that the ethnic group were an exiled people from Roman Imperial times.
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.
proper noun Rroma
- A nomadic people with origins in India, the Romani.
- A subgroup of the Romani people found primarily in Eastern Europe.
- A variety of the Romani language (or occasionally) the Romani macrolanguage.
noun Romas · Rroma
- A Rom; a member of the Romani people. My genes would best be described as a melting pot – my mother is part Bulgarian Roma, part Romanichal (English Romany), and my dad is part Romanichal, part Irish Traveller – thus, it was hardly surprising when I was born a blue-eyed milk bottle.
adjective Rroma
- Romani: of or pertaining to the Romani people.
Roma²
- /ˈɹoʊmə/ US
- /ˈɹəʊmə/ UK
Where it comes from
From Latin and Italian Roma (“Rome”). Doublet of Rome and Rum.
proper noun
- A town, the seat of the Maranoa Region, Queensland, Australia, from the Italian surname di Roma.
- A settlement in Maseru district, Lesotho.
- A town in Ascope province, La Libertad region, northern Peru.
- A commune in Botoșani County, Romania.
- A village in Valencia province, Valencia, Spain.
- A locality in central Gotland, Sweden.
- A city and border crossing point on the Rio Grande in Starr County, Texas, United States.
- A female given name from Latin of English-speakers.
- A major city, the capital of Italy and the Italian region of Lazio, located on the Tiber River; the ancient capital of the Roman Empire. O Roma, Roma, at thy feet / I lay this barren gift of song! / For, ah! the way is steep and long / That leads unto thy sacred street.
- A metropolitan city of Lazio, Italy
- An ancient empire based out of the city of Rome, covering vast territories in Europe, Asia and Africa; in full, Roman Empire.
noun Romas
- A variety of tomato.
Roma³
- /ˈɹoʊmə/ US
- /ˈɹəʊmə/ UK
Where it comes from
Compare Indonesian Bahasa Romang (“Roma language”).
proper noun
- An Austronesian language of Indonesia.
roma⁴
noun romas
- Alternative letter-case form of Roma (“a variety of tomato”). Swap the vegetables for roma tomatoes (seeded), steamed new potatoes, carrots, and chickpeas (rinsed and drained); add a pinch of curry to the vinaigrette.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: eternal city, rome, italian capital, romani, romany, gypsy, gipsy, romanian, torino, mbs, romania, napoli, romy, bordeaux, mbr, minority
Translations
Talk about this word "roma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/roma. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. roma. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/roma "roma." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/roma.Cite this
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