jerigonza

Spanish

Alternative forms

Pronunciation

(Castilian) IPA^(key): /xeɾiˈɡonθa/, [xeɾiˈɣõn̟θa]

(Latin America) IPA^(key): /xeɾiˈɡonsa/, [xeɾiˈɣõnsa]

Noun

jerigonza f (plural jerigonzas)

gibberish
A language game like Pig Latin or backslang.
1. A game in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable (or sometimes distinguished as jeringozo, if every vowel).

Synonyms

(gibberish): galimatías
(backslang): vesre

Descendants

Portuguese: geringonça

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