patois English

Meaning patois meaning

What does patois mean?

patois

— noun a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

— noun (= lingo) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves) they don't speak our lingo

Synonyms patois synonyms

What other words have the same or similar meaning as patois?

patois English » English

dialect

slang

lingo

vernacular

jargon

idiom

cant

argot

variety

variant

provincialism

pooch

phraseology

lect

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