Babel

Etymology
From the בבל:, from  undefined:; in Genesis associated with the idea of confusion.

Proper noun

 * 1) The city and tower in the land of Shinar where the confusion of languages took place, according to the Bible.
 * Therefore is the name of it called Babel. - Gen. xi. 9.

Derived terms

 * Babel fish
 * Babelesque
 * Babelian
 * Babelish
 * tower of Babel
 * Tower of Babel

Thesaurus
Aesopian language, Greek, argot, babble, bedlam, cacophony, cant, cipher, clamor, clash, code, confusion of tongues, cryptogram, double Dutch, garble, gibberish, gift of tongues, glossolalia, gobbledygook, harshness, hell, jangle, jar, jargon, jumble, mere noise, noise, pandemonium, racket, scramble, secret language, slang, static