jargon

common noun

Syllable Decomposition

jargon

(13th century) from Old French jargon related to gorge, gargle, the initial 'j' is explained by the fact that, in terms whose semantic field is less close to the anatomical sense, there has been a certain phonetic evolution (disappearance that affects words beginning with 'g' see jambe) which did not affect the terms close to the sense of 'throat' like gargate, garguette, garguter, gargouille, etc.

Definitions

minéralogie

Synonyms

Plural

jargons

Hyperonym

Hyponyms

louchébemlargonji

Translations

  • germangerman:Jargon
  • englishenglish:gibberish
  • chinesechinese:行话
  • spanishspanish:jerigonza

See also

jargonnesque (adj.) jargonneur (cn.) jargonner (v.) jargonnage (cn.)