patois

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Synonyms: patis, patos, putois

Antonyms: patis, patos, putois

Related words from Datamuse; suggestions, not definitions.

Noun

1. A regional [[dialect]] (usually one considered [[nonstandard]]) of a language (especially French).
2. Any of various [[French]], [[Franco-Provençal]] or [[Occitan]] [[dialect]]s spoken in [[France]].
3. [[Creole]] French in the [[Caribbean]] (especially in [[Dominica]], [[St. Lucia]], [[Trinidad and Tobago]], and [[Haiti]]).
4. {{senseid|en|Q35939}} {{lb|en|Jamaica}} {{ellipsis of|en|Jamaican Patois<id:Q35939>}}.
5. [[jargon|Jargon]] or [[cant]].

Proper noun

1. {{alternative form of|en|Patwa}}.

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