Definitions for patois
ˈpæt wɑ, ˈpɑ twɑ, pæˈtwɑ; ˈpæt wɑz, ˈpɑ twɑz, pæˈtwɑzpa·tois

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacularnoun

   a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

   "they don't speak our lingo"

2. patoisnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patoisnoun

   A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.

2. patoisnoun

   Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.

3. patoisnoun

   Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago& Haiti).

4. patoisnoun

   A Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.

5. patoisnoun

   Jargon or cant.

6. Etymology: 1635, from patois. See patois.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. patois

   Patois is a regional dialect or nonstandard form of a language, especially one with distinct pronunciation, vocabulary, and grammar, often associated with a particular geographic area or social group. It can also refer to a jargon or an argot used by a specific profession, class or group.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patoisnoun

   a dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech

2. Etymology: [F.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patois

   Patois is any language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally defined in linguistics. It can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects, and other forms of native or local speech, but not commonly to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of cant. Class distinctions are embedded in the term, drawn between those who speak patois and those who speak the standard or dominant language used in literature and public speaking, i.e., the "acrolect".

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patois

   pat′waw, n. a vulgar or provincial dialect. [Fr., orig. patrois—L. patriensis, indigenous—patria, one's native country.]

The Nuttall EncyclopediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Patois

   a name the French give to a corrupt dialect of a language spoken in a remote province of a country.

Matched Categories

1. • Dialect
   • Non-standard Speech

Anagrams for patois »

1. patios

How to pronounce patois?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say patois in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of patois in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of patois in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of patois in a Sentence

1. Raymond Chandler:

   Would you convey my compliments to the purist who reads your proofs and tell him or her that I write in a sort of broken-down patois which is something like the way a Swiss waiter talks, and that when I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split, and when I interrupt the velvety smoothness of my more or less literate syntax with a few sudden words of bar-room vernacular, that is done with the eyes wide open and the mind relaxed but attentive.

2. Michael Wood:

   This book is startling in its range of voices and registers, running from the patois of the street posse to The Book of Revelation, it is a representation of political times and places, from the CIA intervention in Jamaica to the early years of crack gangs in New York and Miami.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=patois
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Patois
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/patois
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=patois
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=patois
7. ^ The Nuttall Encyclopedia
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/12342/pg12342-images.html#Patois