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patois

UK
/ˈpæt.wɑː/
US
/ˈpæ.twɑː/

Translations

patoisnoun
patois
pl
UK
/ˈpæt.wɑː/
US
/ˈpæ.twɑː/
patoisDialecte régional, souvent sans tradition écrite.
The villagers spoke a patois that was difficult for outsiders to understand.
Les villageois parlaient un patois difficile à comprendre pour les étrangers.
Additional translations
argotLangage familier propre à un groupe social.
Synonyms
dialect
slang
creole
pidgin
vernacular

Definitions

patoisnoun
A regional dialect, especially one without a written tradition.
The villagers spoke a patois that was difficult for outsiders to understand.
The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group.
The teenagers communicated in a patois that was filled with slang and abbreviations.
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