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Rotwelsch.

Rotwelsch (secret cant formerly spoken in southern Germany and Switzerland)

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Meaning & usage

name/ˈʁoːtvɛlʃ/
  1. Rotwelsch (secret cant formerly spoken in southern Germany and Switzerland)

    historical · neuter · no-plural · proper-noun
Where this word comes from

Uncertain. Rot is Rotwelsch for “beggar”, compare Rotte (“rout; group”) + welsch (“Romance; foreign”). Compare Kauderwelsch (“gibberish”).

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