jargon

jargon, specialised or unintelligible language

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ʒaʁ.ɡɔ̃/

Etymology

Inherited from Old French: jargon

Borrowed from Italian: giargone

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.

Concepts

jargon

slang

cant

argot

gibberish

vernacular

lingo

secret language

technical language

language

jargoon

technical jargon

babble

gibber

gobbledygook

patois

piffle

speak

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Synonyms

argot

zircon

charabia

langue verte

baragouin

dialecte

galimatias

bafouillage

logorrhée

nawak

patois

langage codé

langage secret

déconnage

amphigouri

diarrhée verbale

babil

borborygme

langage

langue de spécialité

professionnel

langue du pays

Translations

Jargon

jerga

gergo

jargão

jargon

żargon

argo

argot

gíria

jerigonza

Fachsprache

Slang

calão

αργκό

argot