English

Noun

Argot ‎(plural Argots)

1. An inhabitant or resident of Argos.

Translations

English

Noun

argot ‎(plural argots)

1. A secret language or conventional slang peculiar to thieves, tramps and vagabonds.
2. The specialized informal vocabulary and terminology used between people with special skill in a field, such as between doctors, mathematicians or hackers; a jargon.

   The conversation was in the argot of the trade, full of acronyms and abbreviations that made no sense to the uninitiate.

Synonyms

• (secret language): cant, jargon, slang
• (specialized vocabulary): jargon

Translations

Anagrams

• gator
• gotra
• groat

French

Etymology

Of obscure origin, first attested in 1628.

Noun

argot m ‎(plural argots)

1. slang
2. cant (secret language)

Derived terms

Anagrams

• ragot

Polish

Etymology

From French argot

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [arˈɡɔ]

Noun

argot n ‎(indeclinable)

1. argot

Anagrams

• grota

Portuguese

Noun

argot m (plural argots)

1. (linguistics) argot (a secret language used by thieves, tramps and vagabonds)
2. (linguistics) argot (specialised vocabulary and terminology of a field)

Synonyms

• (secret language): calão
• (specialised vocabulary): jargão

Spanish

Etymology

From French argot

Noun

argot m ‎(plural argot)

1. slang, argot