Bargoens

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English

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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

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

References

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