English Explanatory Dictionary

baragouin

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A pidgin.
  2. A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
  3. Unintelligible speech; gibberish, jargon.

Pronunciation

/ˈbæɹəɡwæ̃/ en-uk-baragouin.ogg /ˈbæɹəɡwæn/ /ˈbɛɹəɡwæn/ en-us-baragouin.ogg

Word forms

baragouin baragouins

Etymology

Borrowed from French baragouin (“unintelligible speech or writing”).

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