jargão

Portuguese

Etymology

Borrowed from French jargon.

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaʁˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ʒaɦˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaʁˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ʒaɦˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (São Paulo) IPA^(key): /ʒaɾˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ʒaɾˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA^(key): /ʒaʁˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ʒaʁˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /ʒaɻˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ʒaɻˈɡɐ̃ʊ̯̃]

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /ʒɐɾˈɡɐ̃w̃/ [ʒɐɾˈɣɐ̃w̃]

• Rhymes: -ɐ̃w̃
• Hyphenation: jar‧gão

Noun

jargão m (plural jargões)

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

Further reading

• “jargão” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
• “jargão” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.