Defenition of the word patois

• Defenition of the word patois

  • Language spoken in France, near the Italian and Swiss borders. Also spoken in Italy and Switzerland.
  • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo"
  • a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
  • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don''t speak our lingo"
  • a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)

Synonyms for the word patois

• • argot
  • cant
  • dialect
  • foreign language
  • idiom
  • jargon
  • lingo
  • slang
  • tongue
  • vernacular

Similar words in the patois

• • patois
  • patois's

Hyponyms for the word patois

• • rhyming slang
  • street name

Hypernyms for the word patois

• • accent
  • dialect
  • idiom
  • non-standard speech

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