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Lunfardo

Lunfardo proper noun: a Spanish argot that developed at the end of the nineteenth century among the lower classes in and around Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

Proper noun

Lunfardo

  1. A Spanish argot that developed at the end of the nineteenth century among the lower classes in and around Buenos Aires and Montevideo.

Origin of Lunfardo

Borrowed from Spanish lunfardo, probably from an alteration of lombardo.

Questions about Lunfardo

What does Lunfardo mean?
Lunfardo means a Spanish argot that developed at the end of the nineteenth century among the lower classes in and around Buenos Aires and Montevideo.
What part of speech is Lunfardo?
Lunfardo is a proper noun.

Words near Lunfardo in the dictionary

  1. Lunetta
  2. Lunettas
  3. lunette
  4. lunetted
  5. lunettes
  6. Lunfardo
  7. lung
  8. lung buster
  9. lung busters
  10. lung butter
  11. lung cancer

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