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jargon.

jargon, specialised or unintelligible language

6 characters2 syllables approx.Français language

Meaning & usage

noun/ʒaʁ.ɡɔ̃/
  1. jargon, specialised or unintelligible language

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Inherited from Old French jargon, gargun ("cheeping of birds"), from a root *garg expressing the sound of the throat or referring to it. See gargouille, gargariser, gargoter. The initial /ʒ/ sound comes from a softening of /g/, as in jambe.

noun/ʒaʁ.ɡɔ̃/
  1. jargoon, a zircon type

    masculine
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from Italian giargone. Doublet of zircon.

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