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verlan

/vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/

verlan noun: a type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.

Noun

verlan (uncountable)

  1. A type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.

Origin of verlan

From French verlan, itself a verlan of à l'envers (“upside down or back to front”).

Words formed from verlan

Words that rhyme with verlan

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Questions about verlan

What does verlan mean?
Verlan means a type of backslang used in French, in which the order of the syllables or sounds of words is changed.
What part of speech is verlan?
Verlan is a noun.
How do you pronounce verlan?
Verlan is pronounced /vɛə(ɹ)ˈlɑːn/.

Words near verlan in the dictionary

  1. verkramp
  2. verkrampte
  3. verkramptes
  4. Verlainesque
  5. Verlainian
  6. verlan
  7. verlanise
  8. verlanised
  9. verlanize
  10. verlanized
  11. verlanizes

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