noun, masculine/ba.ʁa.ɡwɛ̃/plural: baragouins
gibberish (unintelligible speech or writing)
Related: baragouinage, baragouiner, baragouineur
Of debated origin, but probably of Breton origin, from bara (“bread”) + gwin (“wine”). The contemptuous word dates back to the Middle Ages, first attested in 1396, the year of the marriage of John VI, Duke of Brittany, with Joan of France. Compare Spanish barahúnda, Asturian baragaña, Portuguese barafunda.