Definition of patois Patois

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We found 11 definitions of patois from 6 different sources.

What does patois mean?

Noun Plural: patoises
patois - a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
		dialect, idiom, accent the usage or vocabulary that is characteristic of a specific group of people; "the immigrants spoke an odd dialect of English"; "he has a strong German accent"; "it has been said that a language is a dialect with an army and navy"
patois - a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
		slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, vernacular
		non-standard speech speech that differs from the usual accepted, easily recognizable speech of native adult members of a speech community
		street name the name of a street
		rhyming slang slang that replaces words with rhyming words or expressions and then typically omits the rhyming component; "Cockney rhyming slang"

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patois (Noun)
A regional dialect of a language especially French; usually considered substandard.
patois (Noun)
Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
patois (Noun)
Creole French in the Caribbean especially in Dominica, St. Lucia , Trinidad and Tobago & Haiti.
patois (Noun)
A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
patois (Noun)
Jargon or cant.

patois (n.)
A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.

patois
Language spoken in France, near the Italian and Swiss borders. Also spoken in Italy and Switzerland.

patois
pat′waw, n. a vulgar or provincial dialect. [Fr., orig. patrois—L. patriensis, indigenous—patria, one's native country.]

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patois in sign language