单词 | patois |
释义 | patois /pat"wah, pah"twah/; Fr. /pann twann"/, n. , pl. patois /pat"wahz, pah"twahz/; Fr. /pann twann"/. 1. a regional form of a language, esp. of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language. 2. a rural or provincial form of speech. 3. jargon; cant; argot. [1635-45; < F: lit. clumsy speech; akin to OF patoier to handle clumsily, der. of pate paw] |
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