Masculine
jargon
Meaning
jargon, specialised or unintelligible language
Concepts
Synonyms
langage codé
langage secret
déconnage
langue de spécialité
langue du pays
Translations
Jargon
jerga
gergo
jargão
jargon
argo
argot
αργκόFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒaʁ.ɡɔ̃/
Etymology
In summary
Inherited from Old French jargon, gargun ("cheeping of birds"), from a root *garg expressing the sound of the throat or referring to it. See gargouille, gargariser, gargoter. The initial /ʒ/ sound comes from a softening of /g/, as in jambe.
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