Definition of 里言葉 (さとことば)

さとこと

里言葉

さとことば

satokotoba

noun
1.
countryside dialect(linguistics)
2.
sociolect or secret language used by prostitutes in red-light districts during the Edo period(linguistics)
Other readings:
里ことば【さとことば】
里詞【さとことば】
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say, word
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