bostonese

bostonese
I. \\|bȯstə|nēz, -ēs sometimes |bäs-; rap. sometimes -sən|ē-\ noun (plural bostonese)
Usage: capitalized
2. : the speech of Boston and the immediately surrounding region marked by certain features (as the use of \\ȧ\\ for the a in ask) that set it off sharply from most other speech patterns of the United States
II. adjective
Usage: usually capitalized

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