cryptolect

发音

UK /ˈkɹɪptə(ʊ)lɛkt/
其它
US /ˈkɹɪptəˌlɛkt/

词形变化

cryptolects 复数 cryptolects

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A secretive language form used by a subculture; an arcane cant.

    语言学

    Cockney rhyming slang developed originally from the cryptolects of London’s thieves and vagabonds.

词源

From crypto- (prefix ‘hidden; secret’) + -lect (suffix denoting a language variety).

来源：wiktionary