jerga

Meaning

jargon; slang

Concepts

jargon

slang

cant

argot

lingo

gibberish

patois

pidgin

piffle

shag

professional jargon

technical language

coarse cloth

language

technical jargon

blanket

coarse

gobbledygook

lingua franca

parlance

Synonyms

argot

jerigonza

lenguaje técnico

germanía

coa

terminología

parloteo

jargoon

sayal

terminología técnica

chapurreo

jeringonza

jeringa

💉

chamullo

sociolecto

jerga profesional

jarga

caló

cháchara

galimatías

lenguaje

Translations

Jargon

jargon

argot

jargon

jargão

gergo

argot

Fachsprache

argo

Bargoens

jargon

vaktaal

Slang

αργκό

Hyphenated as

jer‧ga

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈxeɾɡa/

Etymology

Borrowed from Old Provençal: gergon

Cognate with Latin: garrio

Inherited from Latin: sērica

Cognate with Portuguese: xerga

Cognate with French: serge

Cognate with Romanian: sarică

In summary

Borrowed from Old Occitan gergon, from Old French jargon (“the chattering of birds”). Ultimately of echoic origin. Compare Latin garriō (“to chatter”); English gargle, garrulous; Spanish garganta, gárgara, gargajo, jerigonza.