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charabia.

double Dutch

8 characters3 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʃa.ʁa.bja/

  1. double Dutch

    colloquial · masculine

  2. gibberish

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

  3. Auvergnat dialect

    masculine · obsolete

  4. An Auvergnat person

    masculine · obsolete
Where this word comes from

Attested since at least 1838, originally to denote the incomprehensible talk of Auvergnats. The further etymology is uncertain. It's believed to possibly mimick a perceived Auvergnat pronunciation of /s/ as /ʃ/. Others theorize it's derived from Occitan charrar (“to chatter”), or Franco-Provençal charabarat (horse market). A borrowing from Spanish algarabía has been theorized but deemed less likely from a phonetic and geographic perspective.

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