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Rotwelsch

Rotwelsch proper noun: a secret cant or thieves' argot spoken by covert groups primarily in southern Germany and Switzerland.

Proper noun

Rotwelsch

  1. (historical) A secret cant or thieves' argot spoken by covert groups primarily in southern Germany and Switzerland.

Origin of Rotwelsch

Borrowed from German Rotwelsch.

Questions about Rotwelsch

What does Rotwelsch mean?
Rotwelsch means a secret cant or thieves' argot spoken by covert groups primarily in southern Germany and Switzerland.
What part of speech is Rotwelsch?
Rotwelsch is a proper noun.

Words near Rotwelsch in the dictionary

  1. rotures
  2. roturier
  3. roturiers
  4. Roturua
  5. ROTW
  6. Rotwelsch
  7. Rotzo
  8. ROU
  9. rouaite
  10. rouanne
  11. rouannes

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