Beurla Reagaird (; previously also spelled or ) is a nearly extinct Scottish Gaelic–based cant used by the indigenous Traveller community of the Highlands of Scotland, formerly often referred to by the disparaging name "tinkers".Evans, S. Stopping Places – A Gipsy History of South London and Kent (1999) Hertfordshire Press

Name loosely translates as 'speech of metalworkers' in reference to their traditional occupation of being traveling tinsmiths. Although today refers to the English language, its original meaning is that of 'jargon' (from Old Irish , 'mouth' plus the abstract forming suffix ), with the second element being linked to the word 'order, array, arrangement' (compare with the Irish 'speech of the smiths').

See also Bungi dialect Polari Shelta

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