jerga
Spanish, noun/ˈxeɾɡa/
jerga is spelled J-E-R-G-A (5 letters) and appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish, the 18,462nd most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Jerga is a Spanish feminine noun meaning “jargon; slang” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Vocabulario y giros específicos del idioma que utilizan los miembros de una profesión u otro grupo social…”.
What does jerga mean in English?
noun
- 1
femininejargon; slang
palabra de jerga
noun
- 1
femininestraw pallet, coarse cotton fringe, (in New Mexican Spanish) any floor covering or mat
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Vocabulario y giros específicos del idioma que utilizan los miembros de una profesión u otro grupo social, para entenderse entre ellos de forma encubierta, dificultando la comprensión de aquellos que no pertenecen al grupo. 2. Variedad de lengua que utilizan para comunicarse entre sí las personas que pertenecen a un mismo oficio o grupo social.
noun: 1. Tela burda y gruesa. 2. Colchón hecho a base de paja.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of jerga
- jergas plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce jerga?
- /ˈxeɾɡa/
- [ˈxeɾ.ɣ̞a]
- [ˈxeɾɣ̞a]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to jerga
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is jerga in Spanish?
jerga appears 2.7 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).