Bulgarian The word has been borrowed in
Bulgarian as
гадже (gadzhe), meaning boyfriend or girlfriend.
French The word has been borrowed into French slang as
gadjo (masculine) and
gadji (feminine), meaning a boy or girl (or less frequently, a man or a woman) or boyfriend and girlfriend.
Portuguese The
European Portuguese words
gajo (masculine) and
gaja (feminine) originate in Romani/Caló and are used as everyday slang to refer to a man or a woman (usually referring to old teenagers or young adults), in a usage similar to "guy" and "gal" in English. The word
gazim has been attested as a rare use in
Brazilian Portuguese, with the meaning of a strange (i.e., foreign) woman, probably with roots in the Romani
gadji.
Scots The word is encountered as
gadgie (or sometimes
gadge) in
Scots, formerly only used by the
Roma/Traveller community, but since the 20th century, it has been in general use by the Scots-speaking population. In most areas it is heard, notably
Edinburgh, the
Borders, and
Dingwall,
gadgie has a generalised meaning of a man that the speaker doesn't know well. In
Dundee, it is a more pejorative term, referring to a poorly educated person who engages in
hooliganism or petty criminality. In the village of
Aberchirder, it refers to a local person.
Spanish/Caló , 6 May 2019) The word passed from
Caló to Spanish slang as
gachó (masculine) /
gachí (feminine), acquiring the generalized meaning "man, guy" / "woman, girl". The Caló word for a non-
Gitano is
payo/
paya. ==See also==