argot

== English == === Etymology === Borrowed from French argot, of unknown origin. === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈɑːɡəʊ/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈɑɹɡoʊ/, /ˈɑɹɡət/ Rhymes: -ɑːɹɡəʊ === Noun === argot (plural argots) A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds. Synonyms: cant, jargon, slang The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers. Synonym: jargon A strongly marked style of speaking. ==== Derived terms ==== argotic ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === groat, gator, gotra, Groat, RATOG, 'gator == Catalan == === Etymology === Borrowed from French argot. === Pronunciation === Rhymes: -ɔt === Noun === argot m (plural argots) slang, argot jargon ==== Further reading ==== “argot”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007 == French == === Etymology === Of obscure origin, first attested in 1628. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aʁ.ɡo/, (older, now chiefly Belgium) /aʁ.ɡɔ/ Rhymes: -o, -ɔ === Noun === argot m (plural argots) slang cant (secret language) ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== === Further reading === argot on the French Wikipedia.Wikipedia fr “argot”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 === Anagrams === ragot == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French argot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /arˈɡɔ/ Rhymes: -ɔ Syllabification: ar‧got === Noun === argot m inan or n (indeclinable) (linguistics, literary) argot, jargon, slang Synonyms: gwara, slang, żargon ==== Declension ==== Indeclinable or ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === argot in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN argot in Polish dictionaries at PWN === Anagrams === grota == Portuguese == === Alternative forms === argô (rare) === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from French argot. === Pronunciation === === Noun === 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 === === Further reading === “argot”, in Dicionário Aulete Digital (in Portuguese), Rio de Janeiro: Lexikon Editora Digital, 2008–2026 == Spanish == === Etymology === Borrowed from French argot. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /aɾˈɡot/ [aɾˈɣ̞ot̪] Rhymes: -ot Syllabification: ar‧got === Noun === argot m (plural argots) slang, argot Synonym: jerga === References === === Further reading === “argot”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025