[zhoo-al, -ahl] 
| any of the nonstandard dialects of Canadian French, characterized by deviations from the standard phonology, morphology, syntax, and vocabulary, and often containing many borrowings from English. |
| jou·al (zhōō-äl') n. Chiefly Canadian A dialect of Canadian French characterized by nonstandard pronunciations and grammar, and the presence of English loanwords and syntactic patterns. [Canadian French dialectal, variant of French cheval; see chevalet.] |