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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesjerga
Pronunciation / Transliteration: jerga
"El argot policial puede resultar confuso para los civiles."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
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The jargon or slang of a particular group or class.
"The thieves developed a complex argot so the police wouldn't understand their plans."
Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Late 16th century (denoting a class of beggars in France): from French, of unknown origin.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Argot" is said worldwide
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argot
Transliteration: argot
"Il est difficile de comprendre l'argot des jeunes."
Jargon
Transliteration: Jargon
"Manchmal benutzen Jugendliche einen ganz eigenen Jargon."
gergo
Transliteration: gergo
"Quella è una parola tratta dal gergo criminale."
jerga
Transliteration: jerga
"El argot policial puede resultar confuso para los civiles."
gíria
Transliteration: gíria
"Eles conversavam usando uma gíria própria do grupo."
गुप्त भाषा
Transliteration: gupta bhasha
"अपराधियों की अपनी एक गुप्त भाषा होती है।"
隐语
Transliteration: yǐnyǔ
"黑帮分子使用只有彼此才懂的隐语。"
은어
Transliteration: euneo
"그들은 자신들만의 은어를 사용하여 대화했다."
隠語
Transliteration: ingo
"そのグループは独特の隠語を使っていた。"
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