B1 — Intermediatenoun
dialetto
dialect
Synonyms (≈ similar meaning)
parlatavernacoloidiomalinguaggio localegergo
Antonyms (≠ opposite meaning)
lingua standarditaliano ufficialelingua letteraria
Usage note
'Vernacolo' is more literary. 'Parlata' is a regional variety. 'Gergo' is slang or jargon. Italy has hundreds of dialects — many are not mutually intelligible.
Example
"Il dialetto napoletano è molto diverso dall'italiano standard."
"The Neapolitan dialect is very different from standard Italian."
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