Pat·wa also Pat·ois 
(pätwä′, pă-twä)
(pätwä′, pă-twä)n.
Any of several creoles based on English or French spoken in the Caribbean and by communities of Caribbean origin outside the region, especially the English-based creole of Jamaica.
[Patwa Patwa, from English PATOIS, and French patois, patois; see PATOIS.]