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dialecto

dialect

noun dyah-LEK-toh Rare
Communication Language

Origin: From Latin dialectus, from Greek dialektos (discourse, language).

Usage Note

Dialecto refers to a regional variety of a language; Spanish linguistics distinguishes it carefully from lengua (a fully recognised language) and acento (accent). In Spain the term can carry a politically charged nuance — speakers of Catalan, Galician, or Basque reject calling their languages dialectos. The adjective is dialectal.

Examples

"Ese dialecto tiene palabras que no entiendo."

Natural Translation

That dialect has words I don't understand.

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