PATOIS


Meaning of PATOIS in English

pa ‧ tois /ˈpætwɑː/ BrE AmE noun ( plural patois /-twɑːz/) [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: French ]

a spoken form of a language used by the people of a small area and different from the national or standard language

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.