patois C2 Topic:Communication US /pæˈtwɑ/ UK /ˈpæ.twɑː/ See IPA manual Freq #76869 Meanings 1 noun a regional dialect of a language The patois of Jamaica has influences from the English, French, and Spanish languages. Thesaurus Synonyms jamaicanpatwaargotdialect Etymology Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635. Topics Communication External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # patois **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /pæˈtwɑ/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈpæ.twɑː/ **Frequency rank:** 76869 ## Meanings 1. a regional dialect of a language ## Examples - The patois of Jamaica has influences from the English, French, and Spanish languages. ## Synonyms - jamaican - patwa - argot - dialect ## Etymology Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635. ## Topics - Communication markdown