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Where does “baragouiner” come from?

baragouiner (French) comes from French baragouin, from Breton bara, from Proto-Celtic bargos, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

baragouiner (French): to gibber, jabber, garble, muddle one's words; to...

Definitions

  1. to gibber, jabber, garble, muddle one's words; to...

Ancestry of “baragouiner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbaragouingibberish
2Bretonbarabread
3Proto-Celticbargoscake, bread
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “baragouiner”

  • baragouinage
  • baragouineur
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