baragouin
ba·ra·gouin
baragouin · baragouins
A pidginA pidgin.
UK/ˈbæɹəɡwæ̃/US/ˈbæɹəɡwæn/
Meaning
3 senses(countable)A pidgin.
A pidgin.
(historical, specifically, uncountable)A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
(uncountable)Unintelligible speech; gibberish, jargon.
Origin
Borrowed from French baragouin (“unintelligible speech or writing”).Borrowed from French baragouin (“unintelligible speech or writing”).
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Forms
plural: baragouins| Singular | baragouin |
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Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable