argot
See also: Argot
English edit
Etymology edit
Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin.
Pronunciation edit
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡəʊ/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹɡoʊ/, /ˈɑɹɡət/
Audio (Southern England) (file) - Rhymes: -ɑːɹɡəʊ
Noun edit
argot (plural argots)
- A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
- 2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, p. 338-9:
- Sadie had, in the argot of the day, a really good built.
- 2012, Stephen King, 11/22/63, p. 338-9:
- The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers.
- Synonym: jargon
- The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
secret language of thieves, tramps and vagabonds
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specialized vocabulary and terminology of a field
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Anagrams edit
Catalan edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
- Rhymes: -ɔt
Noun edit
argot m (plural argots)
Further reading edit
- “argot” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French edit
Etymology edit
Of obscure origin, first attested in 1628.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
argot m (plural argots)
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
Further reading edit
- argot on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr
- “argot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams edit
Polish edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French argot.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
argot n (indeclinable) or argot m inan
Declension edit
Indeclinable, or colloquially:
Declension of argot
Derived terms edit
noun
Further reading edit
- argot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
- argot in Polish dictionaries at PWN
Anagrams edit
Portuguese edit
Alternative forms edit
Etymology edit
Unadapted borrowing from French argot.[1][2]
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
argot m (plural argots)
- (linguistics) argot (a secret language used by thieves, tramps and vagabonds)
- Synonym: calão
- (linguistics) argot (specialised vocabulary and terminology of a field)
- Synonym: jargão
References edit
- ^ “argot” in Dicionário infopédia da Língua Portuguesa. Porto: Porto Editora, 2003–2024.
- ^ “argot” in Dicionário Priberam da Língua Portuguesa.
Spanish edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
argot m (plural argot)
Further reading edit
- “argot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española, Vigésima tercera edición, Real Academia Española, 2014