patois[noun]Synonyms: vernacular, colloquial, vulgate, dialect, argot, cant, jargon, lingo, patter, slang
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pa‧tois /ˈpætwɑː/
noun (
plural patois /-twɑːz/)
[uncountable and countable][
Date: 1600-1700;
Language: French]
a spoken form of a language used by the people of a small area and different from the national or standard language
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