charabia

== French == === Etymology === Attested since at least 1838, originally to denote the incomprehensible talk of Auvergnats. The further etymology is uncertain. It's believed to possibly mimick a perceived Auvergnat pronunciation of /s/ as /ʃ/. Others theorize it's derived from Occitan charrar (“to chatter”), or Franco-Provençal charabarat (horse market). A borrowing from Spanish algarabía has been theorized but deemed less likely from a phonetic and geographic perspective. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʃa.ʁa.bja/ === Noun === charabia m (plural charabias) (colloquial) double Dutch gibberish (obsolete) Auvergnat dialect (obsolete) An Auvergnat person === See also === chinois hébreu === Further reading === “charabia”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 charabia – CNTRL === Anagrams === rabâchai