US /pæˈtwɑ/ UK /ˈpæ.twɑː/
noun Freq #76869

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    a regional dialect of a language

    The patois of Jamaica has influences from the English, French, and Spanish languages.

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Synonyms
jamaicanpatwaargotdialect

Etymology

Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635.

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