Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

rotwelsch

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: rotwelsch
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

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

Etymology

Borrowed from German Rotwelsch.

Origin

Source language: German

Word Breakdown

Root: Rotwelsch

Frequently Paired Words

Bargoens

Questions

What does rotwelsch mean?: A secret cant or thieves' argot spoken by covert groups primarily in southern Germany and Switzerland.
Where does rotwelsch come from?: It is traced to German.

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