charabia

French

Etymology

From a perceived Auvergnat pronunciation of /s/ as /ʃ/.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃaʁabja/

Noun

charabia m (plural charabias)

1. (obsolete) Auvergnat dialect
2. (colloquial) double Dutch
3. gibberish

   Qu'est-ce que c'est que ce charabia?

See also

• chinois
• hébreu

Further reading

• “charabia” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• rabâchai