patois
pat·ois
patois · patois
патуа
A regional dialect of a languageA regional dialect (usually one considered nonstandard) of a language (especially French).
UK/ˈpæ.twɑː/US/pæˈtwɑ/
Meaning
4 senses(countable, uncountable)A regional dialect (usually one considered nonstandard) of a language (especially French).
патуа́patuá
a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
(countable, uncountable)Any of various French, Franco-Provençal or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
(countable, uncountable)Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago, and Haiti).
(countable, uncountable)Jargon or cant.
Translations
3 languagesУкраїнська
By meaning 1
regional dialect of a language:
Origin
Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635.Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635.
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Forms
plural: patoisSynonyms
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