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单词 patois
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
pat•ois /ˈpætwɑ, ˈpɑtwɑ, pæˈtwɑ/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. pat•ois /ˈpætwɑz, ˈpɑtwɑz, pæˈtwɑz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. Linguisticsa form of a language distinctive to and spoken in a given area, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
pat•ois  (pat′wä, pätwä; Fr. pa twa),USA pronunciation n., pl. pat•ois (patwäz, pätwäz; Fr. pa twa).USA pronunciation 
  1. Linguisticsa regional form of a language, esp. of French, differing from the standard, literary form of the language.
  2. Linguisticsa rural or provincial form of speech.
  3. Linguisticsjargon;
    cant;
    argot.
  • French: literally clumsy speech; akin to Old French patoier to handle clumsily, der. of pate paw
  • 1635–45

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
patois /ˈpætwɑː; French: patwa/ n ( pl patois /ˈpætwɑːz; French: patwa/)
  1. an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard
  2. the jargon of particular group
Etymology: 17th Century: from Old French: rustic speech, perhaps from patoier to handle awkwardly, from patte paw
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