Spanish Conversation · Level 83
59 words
Spanish word
dialecto
Pronunciation
IPA/djaˈlekto/
Meaning
- masculine noundialect
Example
¿Puedes entender el dialecto de tu abuelo?
Can you understand your grandfather's dialect?
More examples
A veces los jóvenes no entienden el dialecto de los mayores.
Sometimes young people don't understand the dialect of older people.
Core concept
Community's regional variety of language showing its own pronunciation patterns and lexical choices.
Common phrases
dialecto local
local dialect
hablar en dialecto
speak in dialect
variantes del dialecto
dialect variants
Similar words
acento: Distinct pronunciation and stress patterns indicating a speaker's regional or social origin.
idioma: Complete language system used widely or officially in a country or region.
jerga: Informal specialized vocabulary and expressions used within a profession or social group.
habla: Colloquial spoken style characteristic of a particular place or group of people.
Definition in Spanish
Variante local de una lengua usada por una comunidad que muestra diferencias en pronunciación y léxico respecto al estándar.
Word origin
The Spanish term comes from Latin dialectus via Greek διάλεκτος, a word that originally meant 'speech between groups'.
Usage tips
- If differences include vocabulary or grammar as well as pronunciation, Spanish speakers call the variety a dialecto rather than just an acento.
Opposites
- lengua estándarstandard languagenoun
Related words
- dialectaldialectaladjective
- dialectologíadialectologynoun
- dialectólogodialectologistnoun