‖ gorgio
(ˈgɔːdʒɪəʊ)
[Romany; in Ger. spelling gadze, gatscho; in Sp. spelling gacho.]
The designation given by gipsies to one who is not a gipsy.
| 1851 Borrow Lavengro I. xvii. 218 Perhaps; but you are of the Gorgios, and I am a Rommany Chal. 1857 ― Romany Rye I. x. 135 Marriages..now and then occur between gorgios and Romany chies. 1875 G. J. Whyte-Melville Katerfelto xi. 118 The Romany in his tent..can be as courteous as the Gorgio in his castle. |