patois

[ pat-wah, pah-twah; French pa-twa ]

/ ˈpæt wɑ, ˈpɑ twɑ; French paˈtwa /

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noun, plural pat·ois [pat-wahz, pah-twahz; French pa-twa]. /ˈpæt wɑz, ˈpɑ twɑz; French paˈtwa/.

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.

Origin of patois

1635–45; <French: literally clumsy speech; akin to Old French patoier to handle clumsily, derivative of pate paw

Words nearby patois

Patmos, Patna, Patna rice, pato, Pat. Off., patois, Paton, pat on the back, Patos, pat. pend., patr-

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Example sentences from the Web for patois

A French patois is the language of the peasantry, but English is generally understood.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6|Various
Of all patois they declared that mine was the most preposterous and the most jocose in sound.
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition|Robert Louis Stevenson
In Eastern Canada, the land of patois French, a portage is a portage.
In the Oregon Country|George Palmer Putnam
This was conducted in French, but the people here usually speak a patois utterly impossible for one to comprehend.
A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe|John Macgregor

They answer my queries in unconfused French, speaking both this and their patois, and even ask respectful questions in turn.
A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees|Edwin Asa Dix

British Dictionary definitions for patois

patois

/ (ˈpætwɑː, French patwa) /

noun plural patois (ˈpætwɑːz, French patwa)

an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard

the jargon of particular group

Word Origin for patois

C17: from Old French: rustic speech, perhaps from patoier to handle awkwardly, from patte paw

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

单词	patois
释义	patois [ pat-wah, pah-twah; French pa-twa ] / ˈpæt wɑ, ˈpɑ twɑ; French paˈtwa / SEE SYNONYMS FOR patois ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural pat·ois [pat-wahz, pah-twahz; French pa-twa]. /ˈpæt wɑz, ˈpɑ twɑz; French paˈtwa/. 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. Origin of patois 1635–45; <French: literally clumsy speech; akin to Old French patoier to handle clumsily, derivative of pate paw Words nearby patois Patmos, Patna, Patna rice, pato, Pat. Off., patois, Paton, pat on the back, Patos, pat. pend., patr- Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for patois A French patois is the language of the peasantry, but English is generally understood. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 6\|Various Of all patois they declared that mine was the most preposterous and the most jocose in sound. The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition\|Robert Louis Stevenson In Eastern Canada, the land of patois French, a portage is a portage. In the Oregon Country\|George Palmer Putnam This was conducted in French, but the people here usually speak a patois utterly impossible for one to comprehend. A Thousand Miles in the Rob Roy Canoe on Rivers and Lakes of Europe\|John Macgregor They answer my queries in unconfused French, speaking both this and their patois, and even ask respectful questions in turn. A Midsummer Drive Through The Pyrenees\|Edwin Asa Dix British Dictionary definitions for patois patois / (ˈpætwɑː, French patwa) / noun plural patois (ˈpætwɑːz, French patwa) an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard the jargon of particular group Word Origin for patois C17: from Old French: rustic speech, perhaps from patoier to handle awkwardly, from patte paw Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to patois dialect, argot, idiom, vernacular, lingo, slang, cant
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patois

noun, plural pat·ois [pat-wahz, pah-twahz; French pa-twa]. /ˈpæt wɑz, ˈpɑ twɑz; French paˈtwa/.

Origin of patois

Words nearby patois

Example sentences from the Web for patois

British Dictionary definitions for patois

noun plural patois (ˈpætwɑːz, French patwa)

Word Origin for patois

Words related to patois