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gitano
(redirected from Gitanos)

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Noun1.gitano - a Spanish male Gypsy
Roma, Romani, Romany, Rommany, Bohemian, Gipsy, Gypsy - a member of a people with dark skin and hair who speak Romany and who traditionally live by seasonal work and fortunetelling; they are believed to have originated in northern India but now are living on all continents (but mostly in Europe, North Africa, and North America)


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La ironia acompana en todo momento al emblema del cuerno de la abundancia en "La gitanilla" y es curioso que la abundancia de los gitanos dependa en la practica de su industria para robar: " Ya es cosa de burla salir vacio por la manana y volver cargado a la noche al rancho
Explanations have ranged from 1) the Gypsies arriving in Spain by way of Flanders, 2) pejorative comparisons with corrupt and flashy Flemish courtiers in the retinue of Charles V (1516-56), 3) Spanish Gypsies who served in foreign wars in Flanders and received preferential treatment on their discharge, and on to 4) equations between the rebellious natives of Flanders and the intractable, freedom-loving gitanos of Spain.
The company also features singers Luis Moneo and La Chiqui de Jerez, along with guitarists Antonio Jero and Jesus Alvarez and percussionist Luis de la Tota, whose charismatic energy has propelled every show that Sonido Gitanos has brought to the Ford since 1995.
 
 
 
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