PATOIS


Meaning of PATOIS in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈpætwɑ: ]

n. (pl. same) the dialect of the common people in a region, differing fundamentally from the literary language. [F, = rough speech, perh. f. OF patoier treat roughly f. patte paw]

English main colloquial, spoken dictionary.      Английский основной разговорный словарь.