zingarahttp://www.oed.com/dictionary/zingara_n%3Ftab%3Dmeaning_and_useZingara, n.
Revised 2020

Zingaranoun

Now rare.
  1. 1756–
    A Romani woman or girl. Cf. Zingaro n., zingana n.1
    1. 1756
      [Catalogue of] Marbles, &c... 57 A Head of Flora 58 Ditto of the Zingara 59 A Statue of Shakespeare [etc.].
      A. Langford, Catalogue Coll. Models & Marbles 4
    2. 1845
      Don C. Once more we meet! 'Tis the Zingara! Mar. Yes, Maritana.
      E. Fitzball, Maritana iii. Duetto
    3. 1883
      The face, perfect almost beyond any earthly perfection, was that of Zora, the Zingara.
      Frank Leslie's Popular Monthly January 31/2
    4. 1946
      From the tsiganologue's point of view the Gypsy figures [in the etching] are, perhaps, somewhat disappointing, though the features, head-dress and voluminous skirts are characteristic of the Zingara of that date.
      Journal Gypsy Lore Society vol. 25 70

Originally published as part of the entry for Zingaro, n.

Zingara, n. was revised in September 2020.

Zingara, n. was last modified in July 2023.