patoisnoun [ C or U ]
uk/ˈpæt.wɑː/us/ˈpæt.wɑː/plural patoisthe form of a language spoken by people in a particular area that is different from the standard language of the country:
the local patois
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Forms of languages & specialist dialects
- acrolect
- argot
- basilect
- cant
- colloquialism
- legalese
- lingo
- lingua franca
- metalanguage
- newspeak
- non-standard
- oral
- pidgin
- plain English
- rhyming slang
- slang
- slangy
- speak
- telegramese
- tongue
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