argot

Other forms of argot

plural

argots·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about argot

What does argot mean?

argot means "a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)".

How many syllables are in argot?

argot has 2 syllables: ar-got. The stress falls on "ar". In IPA it is /ˈɑɹɡət/.

What is another word for argot?

Close synonyms include slang, cant, jargon, lingo, patois. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is argot a common word?

argot is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.