jerga

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

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

I think that "jerga" and "argot" are synonyms that mean jargon, rhetoric, or specialized vocabulary.

Slang 2004

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003

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.

Need best word for "maid" and for "mop" 2003