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Harvested by hand, sun-dried, and then allowed to sweat just long enough to become pliable, the leaves had been shipped to the capital in sixty-kilo bales, wrapped in a special fabric of woven wool known as jerga.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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Harvested by hand, sun-dried, and then allowed to sweat just long enough to become pliable, the leaves had been shipped to the capital in sixty-kilo bales, wrapped in a special fabric of woven wool known as jerga.
One River Wade Davis 1996
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I think that "jerga" and "argot" are synonyms that mean jargon, rhetoric, or specialized vocabulary.
Slang 2004
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
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I heard the word "jerga" ( "modismos" ó "dichos" here in Veracruz) used as jargon for the first time in Perú in 1990 when I asked about Peruvian slang.
frangarnes commented on the word jerga
Lenguaje especial y familiar que usan entre sí los individuos de ciertas profesiones y oficios, como los toreros, los estudiantes, etc. // Related words: jerigonza, caló
October 20, 2007