dialecto — meaning in English
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English meaning
- dialect noun A form of a language spoken in a particular region or by a particular group, differing from the standard version in vocabulary, grammar, or pronunciation.
- patois noun A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- vernacular noun The everyday, informal language spoken by ordinary people in a particular place, as opposed to formal or literary language.
Senses
dialecto is used for these senses in English:
- patois A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- vernacular Language unique to a particular group of people.
patois — full definition
- noun A regional dialect (usually one considered substandard) of a language (especially French).
- noun Any of various French, Franco-Provençal or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
- noun Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti).
- noun Ellipsis of Jamaican Patois.