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patois
[ pat-wah, pah-twah; French pa-twa ]
noun
- a regional form of a language, especially of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
- a rural or provincial form of speech.
- jargon; cant; argot.
patois
/ patwa; ˈpætwÉ‘Ë /
noun
- an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard
- the jargon of particular group
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of patois1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of patois1
Example Sentences
The patois changes from office to office and company to company, and the meanings behind certain terms shift from person to person.
English may be the main language but patois, spoken at accelerated speed, is ubiquitous and routinely used to show kinship and camaraderie.
“I went to prison so you won’t have to,†he declared, in a weird, highly caffeinated surfer patois.
For Green, one of the biggest challenges of a film like “One Love†was getting the patois language right and making it feel real without watering it down.
"Just the language and the patois needed such a huge amount of attention that a June start date was never going to happen."
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