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patois - What does it mean?

Definition of 'patois'

English

Noun

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