ethnolect

Plural: ethnolects

Noun

A language variety specific to an ethnic group.

Examples

AAVE is an ethnolect of African Americans.

Origin / Etymology

From ethno- + -lect.

Scrabble Score: 0

ethnolect: not valid in Scrabble (US) TWL Dictionary
ethnolect: not valid in Scrabble (MW) Merriam-Webster Dictionary
ethnolect: not valid in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 0

ethnolect: not valid in Words With Friends

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