sentences:  Romani in Italy are generally known as "zingaro" (with the plural "zingari"), a word also used to describe a scruffy or slovenly person or a tinker.The word is likely of Greek origin meaning "untouchables", compare the modern Greek designations Τσιγγάνοι (Tsingánoi), Αθίγγανοι (Athínganoi).People often use the term "Rom", although the people prefer "Romani" (in Italian "Romanì"), which is little used.