Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

joual

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: joual
IPA

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The dialect of working-class Quebecers.

Canadian usage; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"As inflammatory as what the joual ‘is’—a mixed, oral sociolect—is its function as a kind of self-image for Québécois. In Jean-Claude Germain's terms, joual ‘bears in its flesh the scars of life and history.’"

Etymology

Borrowed from Canadian French joual.

Usage

Questions

What does joual mean?: The dialect of working-class Quebecers.
Where does joual come from?: Borrowed from Canadian French joual.

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