 The European Portuguese words "gajo" (masculine) and "gaja" (feminine) originated in the Romani/Caló and are used in everyday language to refer informally to a man or a woman, in a usage similar to "guy" in English.The word "gazim" has been attested as a rare use in Brazilian Portuguese with the meaning of strange (i.e.foreign) woman, probably with roots in the Romani "gadji".