jerga

jargon; slang

“palabra de jerga” — jargon word

Borrowed from Old Occitan gergon, from Old French jargon (“the chattering of birds”). Ultimately of echoic origin. Compare Latin garriō (“to chatter”); English gargle, garrulous; Spanish garganta, gárgara, gargajo, jerigonza.

straw pallet, coarse cotton fringe, (in New Mexican Spanish) any floor covering or mat

Related: pato jerga

Probably from Latin sērica. Compare Portuguese xerga, French serge, Romanian sarică. Possibly a doublet of sarga.