noun
baragouin
Baragouin (noun) means a pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
noun
1
A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
2
Speech that cannot be understood; nonsense talk.
"French people of any social standing looked at the Breton language as baragouin. It was (and still is) very easy for Bretons to get the idea that Breton is a “little language” of the “past,” not worth the effort of learning."
— Lois Kuter, Breton – an Endangered Language of Europe (2004)
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Etymology
Borrowed from French baragouin (“unintelligible speech or writing”).
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What is the meaning of baragouin?
"baragouin" (noun) means a pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal.
What are the different meanings of baragouin?
"baragouin" has 2 main meanings: 1. A pidgin spoken by French and First Nations people in the 17th century in the region of North America now called Montreal; 2. Speech that cannot be understood; nonsense talk.
