SHELTA

Proper noun

Shelta

(Ireland) A language spoken by some Irish Travellers, particularly in Ireland, but also in Britain, which has been heavily influenced by English and Irish and is now effectively a cant or creole, though some scholars think it may have originated as and may retain elements of a non-Irish, non-English language.

Synonyms: cant, Sheldru, Shelru

Anagrams

• Leaths, Lesath, Stahle, Thales, athels, halest, haslet, lathes

Source: Wiktionary



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