jargoon
English
/d͡ʒɑɹ.ˈɡuːn/
noun
Definitions
- A variety of zircon.
- (UK) A fake ring or other jewellery sold as genuine.
Etymology
Borrowed from French jargon (jargoon) derived from Italian giargone derived from Arabic زَرْقُون (zircon, minium).
Origin
Arabic
زَرْقُون
Gloss
zircon, minium
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Jargon German
- Zirkon German
- Zirkonium German
- giargone Italian
- jargon French
- zircon French
- жаргон Russian
- Συρικόν Ancient Greek
- sjargong Norwegian Bokmål
- jargão Portuguese
- jargong Swedish
- żargon Polish
- sjargong Norwegian Nynorsk
- žargon Czech
- زَرْقُون Arabic
- jagonce Old French
- jargon Old French
- žargon Serbo-Croatian
- jargon Turkish