Associations to the word «Patois»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

PATOIS, noun. A characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo".
PATOIS, noun. A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.

Wise words

Pass no rash condemnation on other peoples words or actions.
Thomas à Kempis