Jargon

Table of contents

1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Etymology 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 See also 2 Dutch 2.1 Pronunciation 2.2 Noun 3 Finnish 3.1 Noun 4 Volapük 4.1 Noun

English

Pronunciation

• /dʒɑː(r)ɡən/, /dZA:(r)g@n/

  Rhymes: -ɑː(r)ɡən

Etymology

Old French: jargon, meaning gibberish.

Noun

jargon (uncountable in most senses)

1. (uncountable) technical terminology unique to a particular subject.
2. (countable) language characteristic of a particular group.
3. (uncountable) speech or language that is incomprehensible or unintelligible; gibberish.
4. a variety of zircon. (= jargoon)

Synonyms

• slang
• vernacular

Translations

• Chinese: 行話 (xín huà) (1, 2), 隱語 (yǐn huà) or 黑話 (hēi huà) (3), 黃鋯石 (jīng gào shí) (4)
• Dutch: jargon n, vaktaal f
• Finnish: ammattikieli (1, 2), jargon (1, 2), slangi (2), mongerrus (3)
• French: jargon m (1, 2, 3), zircon m (4)
• German: Fachsprache f, Jargon m (1,2), Fachchinesisch (3)
• Hebrew: לְשׁוֹן מְקוּלְקֶלֶת , זַ׳רְגוֹן; נִיב מִקְצוֹעִי
• Japanese: 隠語 (ingo), 専門用語 (semmon'yōgo)
• Persian: زبان تخصصی (Zaban-e Takhassosi), زبان مخفی (Zaban-e makhfi)
• Polish: żargon m (1, 2, 3)
• Russian: жаргон m (zhargon)
• Volapük: jargon

See also

• cant

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Dutch

Pronunciation

IPA: /'jargon/

Noun

jargon n

1. jargon

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Finnish

Noun

jargon

1. jargon

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Volapük

Noun

jargon

1. gibberish
2. jargon