baragouiner
French
verb
Definitions
- to gibber, jabber, garble, muddle one's words
- to speak (a language) badly
Etymology
Affix from French baragouin (unintelligible speech writing, nonsense, gibberish).
Origin
French
baragouin
Gloss
unintelligible speech writing, nonsense, gibberish
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- baragouin English
- vīnum Latin
- Bargoens Dutch, Flemish
- baragouin French
- baragouinage French
- baragouineur French