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joual

jou·al [  ál, l ]


noun 
Definition:
 
Canada nonstandard Canadian French: a mainly urban dialect of Canadian French containing many English words, also spoken in parts of Maine

[Mid-20th century. Via dialectal Canadian French< French cheval "horse"]
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