Masculine

jargão

Meaning

  1. (masculine) jargon (garbled or incomprehensible language)
  2. (masculine) jargon (altered language, usually as a result of incorporating terms from other languages)
  3. (masculine) slang (specific language used by professional or social sectors)
  4. (masculine) slang (coded language of certain groups, used with the aim of avoiding its understanding by elements outside these groups)

Synonyms

Variação linguística

Variação lingüística

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʒaʁˈɡɐ̃w̃/
Etymology

In summary

Borrowed from French jargon. Doublet of geringonça.

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