English
jerigonza
Jerigonza comes from Spanish jerigonza ‘jargon’, and goes back to Old French jargon ‘talk’.
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jargon‘talk’
- Old Occitanc. 950–1500gergon
- Occitanc. 1500–presentgergons
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjerigonza‘jargon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991same form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Old Frenchc. 842–1400jargon‘talk’
- Old Occitanc. 950–1500gergon
- Occitanc. 1500–presentgergons
- Spanishc. 1500–presentjerigonza‘jargon’
- Englishearliest quotation 1991same form
Earliest quotation: 1991, Natalie Lefkowitz, Talking Backwards: “In Jerigonza, a /p/ is placed after each vowel…”
Linked words
through Old French jargon ‘talk’
Today it means
noun A language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Old French jargon / jerigonza