lallation
(læˈleɪʃən)
[n. of action f. L. lallāre to ‘sing lalla or lullaby’ (Lewis & Sh.). Cf. F. lallation.]
† a. Childish utterance (obs.). b. An imperfect pronunciation of r, by which the sound of that letter is confused with that of l; lambdacism.
| 1647 R. Baron Cyprian Acad. A ij b, This makes me hope that you will dispence with the Lallation and Low dialect of this babe [sc. a book], whose tone is rude. 1864 R. F. Burton Dahome I. 158 The Popos and Dahomans have the same lallation as the Chinese, who call rum ‘lum’. |