parlure

French

Etymology

From parler (“to speak”) ‎ -ure (suffix forming nouns describing the result of an action).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /paʁ.lyʁ/

  • Audio (Rawdon, Canada):

    (file)

• (Louisiana) IPA^(key): /parlyr/
• Rhymes: -yʁ
• Hyphenation: par‧lure

Noun

parlure f (plural parlures)

1. parlance, turn of phrase
2. (linguistics) sociolect

   Synonym: sociolecte

3. (Louisiana) language, talk

   Synonyms: langage, langue

Further reading

• “parlure”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Middle English

Noun

parlure

1. Alternative form of parlour