argot
See also: Argot
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation
Noun
argot (plural argots)
- A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.
- The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
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Derived terms
Translations
secret language of thieves, tramps and vagabonds
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specialized vocabulary and terminology of a field
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Catalan
Etymology
Noun
argot m (plural argots)
Further reading
- “argot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
Etymology
Of obscure origin, first attested in 1628.
Pronunciation
Noun
argot m (plural argots)
Derived terms
Descendants
Further reading
- argot on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- “argot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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Polish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
argot n (indeclinable)
Further reading
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Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
argot m (plural s)
- (linguistics) argot (a secret language used by thieves, tramps and vagabonds)
- Synonym: calão
- (linguistics) argot (specialised vocabulary and terminology of a field)
- Synonym: jargão
Alternative forms
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Noun
argot m (plural argot)
Further reading
- “argot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014
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