Argot — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈæɾɪpjˌuːs/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːɡət/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːɡət/

2 syllables Say it as /kˈæɾɪpjˌuːs/.

Examples

they don't speak our lingo

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

jargon cant vernacular patois lingo slang

Parts of Speech

noun	a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) “they don't speak our lingo”

Word Forms

slangy	adjective	constituting or expressed in slang or given to the use of slang
slang	verb	use slang or vulgar language

Around the World

Europe

🇵🇹Portuguese

jargão

uma linguagem característica de um determinado grupo (como entre ladrões)

🇷🇺Russian

арго

характерный язык определенной группы (например, среди воров)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कठबोली

किसी विशेष समूह की एक विशिष्ट भाषा (जैसे चोरों के बीच)

🇧🇩Bengali

তর্ক

একটি নির্দিষ্ট গোষ্ঠীর একটি চরিত্রগত ভাষা (চোরদের মধ্যে হিসাবে)

🇮🇳Tamil

ஆர்கோட்

ஒரு குறிப்பிட்ட குழுவின் சிறப்பியல்பு மொழி (திருடர்களிடையே)

🇮🇳Telugu

అర్గోట్

ఒక నిర్దిష్ట సమూహం యొక్క లక్షణ భాష (దొంగలలో వలె)

🇮🇳Marathi

वाद

विशिष्ट गटाची वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण भाषा (चोरांप्रमाणे)

🇮🇳Gujarati

દલીલ

ચોક્કસ જૂથની લાક્ષણિક ભાષા (ચોરોની જેમ)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಅರ್ಗೋಟ್

ನಿರ್ದಿಷ್ಟ ಗುಂಪಿನ ವಿಶಿಷ್ಟ ಭಾಷೆ (ಕಳ್ಳರ ನಡುವೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

വാദിച്ചു

ഒരു പ്രത്യേക ഗ്രൂപ്പിൻ്റെ സ്വഭാവ ഭാഷ (കള്ളന്മാർക്കിടയിൽ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਝਗੜਾ

ਇੱਕ ਖਾਸ ਸਮੂਹ ਦੀ ਇੱਕ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ ਭਾਸ਼ਾ (ਚੋਰਾਂ ਵਿੱਚ ਵਾਂਗ)

🇵🇰Urdu

جھگڑا

کسی خاص گروہ کی خصوصیت والی زبان (جیسے چوروں میں)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

隐语

特定群体（如小偷之间）的特有语言

🇯🇵Japanese

隠語

特定のグループ（泥棒の間など）に特有の言語

🇰🇷Korean

아르고트

(도둑들 사이에서처럼) 특정 집단의 특징적인 언어

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tranh luận

một ngôn ngữ đặc trưng của một nhóm cụ thể (như giữa những tên trộm)

🇹🇭Thai

อาร์กอท

ภาษาลักษณะเฉพาะของกลุ่มใดกลุ่มหนึ่ง (เช่นเดียวกับในหมู่โจร)

🇮🇩Indonesian

dialek

bahasa khas kelompok tertentu (seperti di antara pencuri)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

وسيطة

لغة مميزة لمجموعة معينة (كما هو الحال بين اللصوص)

🇮🇷Persian

آرگوت

زبان مشخصه یک گروه خاص (مانند دزدان)

🇮🇱Hebrew

ארגוט

שפה אופיינית לקבוצה מסוימת (כמו בקרב גנבים)

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