Rotwelsch

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proper noun

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

OriginGerman Rotwelsch →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. historicalA secret cant or thieves' argot spoken by covert groups primarily in Germany and Switzerland.

Origin

  1. GermanRotwelsch
  2. EnglishRotwelsch

Borrowed from German Rotwelsch.

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APA

Rotwelsch. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rotwelsch

MLA

“Rotwelsch.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rotwelsch. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Rotwelsch,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Rotwelsch.

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