Bargoens

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Dutch Bargoens.

Proper noun

Bargoens

1. (historical) A Dutch cant historically spoken in Netherlands, most famously by criminals, until the early 20th century.

   Coordinate term: Rotwelsch

   • 2007, A. C. Baantjer, DeKok and Murder on Blood Mountain, Fulcrum Publishing, →ISBN, page 74:

     Lowee generally spoke Bargoens, the language of thieves—a mixture of Dutch, Cockney, Yiddish, and Papiamento.

Anagrams

• Nobregas, begroans, nosegrab

Dutch

Etymology

Probably from French baragouin (“nonsense, gibberish”)

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /bɑrˈɣuns/

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• Hyphenation: Bar‧goens
• Rhymes: -uns

Proper noun

Bargoens n

1. Bargoens (a Dutch cant).

See also

• Category:Bargoens

References

• Taal en tongval. (2003). Belgium: Willem Pee, p. 75