Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

jerigonza

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: jerigon-za
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"In Jerigonza, a /p/ is placed after each vowel and then is followed by a copy of that vowel."
"In the Spanish language game Jerigonza, often used by younger speakers as a secret speech code, intrusive vowels are invisible."

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish jerigonza.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does jerigonza mean?: A language game in Spanish in which the letter p is inserted after every syllable.
Where does jerigonza come from?: Borrowed from Spanish jerigonza.

How to pronounce jerigonza

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