Definition of "gitano" [gitano]

• In Spain, a Gipsy (man). (noun)

The Century Dictionary (Public Domain)

• "Spain where the Spanish word for gypsy, "gitano," is uttered with pride frequently survive in isolated encampments, reviled as beggars and petty thieves."
• "But now the restaurant is called Via Alloro because "gitano" in Italian means "gypsy," which wasn't particluarly fitting."
• "But when I was a student in Spain back in the 80s, earnestly singing and playing romancero gitano in the parque del retiro in Madrid, I used to listen to his 1975 compilation album Entre dos Aguas that featured fabulous flamenco fusion with John McLaughlin and Al Di Meola -- religiously."