Definition of patois in English:

patois

noun ˈpatwɑː

1The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country.
the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding
那个护士和我说话所用的方言即便是意大利人也很难听懂。
Example sentencesExamples
- The men were droning at each other in their Greek-inflected patois, or singing through their noses to the accompaniment of a flute out of tune.
- He writes in the patois of Barbados, in the voices of village women, a language he makes both playful and sensuous.
- The National Assembly decided in 1790 to translate its decrees into minority languages and various patois.
- The most famous writer in the Macau patois was José dos Santos Ferreira.
- The inhabitants of this territory speak the familiar Tharp-invented patois.
- Corsican was designated as a patois, a provincial dialect.
- But a Creole patois, a mixed-language dialect, is spoken in the country.
- At the age of 14, she began to write and dramatize poems using patois rather than standard English.
- Their language has crystallised in the Bajan patois.
- It is reflected in the islanders' Catholicism, in their French-based patois, and in such customs as its Flower Festivals.
- They also recall Saint Lucia's checkered colonial past, reminding the visitor that many locals still speak a French patois, even though English is the island's official language.
- Today I wanted to talk about Bajan as a dialect or language or patois or whatever you wish to call it.
- The official language is Standard English - patois is very rarely spoken today.
- In Jamaica, we speak English primarily but more often we speak the local dialect, patois.
- Thus, a Frenchman who spoke Breton and French would not be considered bilingual because Breton is of low status and considered a patois rather than a language.
- The language is mostly the quaint island patois - not the stuff of verse drama.
- They speak English, French, or an English patois at home and are mostly Protestant.
- Grenadian patois is different from that spoken on the other Windward Islands that make up Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
- Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin.
- English is the official language of Grenada, but many Grenadians speak patois, a dialect that combines English words with elements of French and African languages.
Synonyms
vernacular, dialect, local parlance, local speech/talk/usage/idiom/slang/tongue, local variety, regional language, non-standard language/variety, jargon, argot, patter, cant, -speak
informal (local) lingo
1. 1.1 The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group.
  黑话，行话，圈内用语
  the raunchy patois of inner-city kids
  内城年轻人淫秽的圈内用语。
  Example sentencesExamples
  How do you develop a realistic-sounding slang patois?
  To emulate (in the specific patois of archivists) is to re-create a work that uses a defunct technology by essentially re-copying it into a current technology.
  What is it about spring training that reduces normally gruff sportswriters to the patois of travel brochures?
  At the other extreme, it is favoured by inner-city teens who appear to communicate entirely in an impenetrable mix of street slang and patois.
  We have 1984 today; even if not in the form described by Orwell; since newspeak is replaced by the patois of the gang leaders and international body smugglers.
  There was a new vocabulary for softball, a strange patois of drives and strokes and working boasts and ‘game balls.’

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, literally 'rough speech', perhaps from Old French patoier 'treat roughly', from patte 'paw'.

Rhymes

fatwa

Definition of patois in US English:

patois

noun

1The dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country.
方言，土语
the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding
那个护士和我说话所用的方言即便是意大利人也很难听懂。
Example sentencesExamples
- At the age of 14, she began to write and dramatize poems using patois rather than standard English.
- The most famous writer in the Macau patois was José dos Santos Ferreira.
- The National Assembly decided in 1790 to translate its decrees into minority languages and various patois.
- English is the official language of Grenada, but many Grenadians speak patois, a dialect that combines English words with elements of French and African languages.
- In Jamaica, we speak English primarily but more often we speak the local dialect, patois.
- The men were droning at each other in their Greek-inflected patois, or singing through their noses to the accompaniment of a flute out of tune.
- They speak English, French, or an English patois at home and are mostly Protestant.
- It is reflected in the islanders' Catholicism, in their French-based patois, and in such customs as its Flower Festivals.
- Corsican was designated as a patois, a provincial dialect.
- The language is mostly the quaint island patois - not the stuff of verse drama.
- He writes in the patois of Barbados, in the voices of village women, a language he makes both playful and sensuous.
- The official language is Standard English - patois is very rarely spoken today.
- But a Creole patois, a mixed-language dialect, is spoken in the country.
- Their language has crystallised in the Bajan patois.
- The inhabitants of this territory speak the familiar Tharp-invented patois.
- Grenadian patois is different from that spoken on the other Windward Islands that make up Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique.
- Today I wanted to talk about Bajan as a dialect or language or patois or whatever you wish to call it.
- They also recall Saint Lucia's checkered colonial past, reminding the visitor that many locals still speak a French patois, even though English is the island's official language.
- Thus, a Frenchman who spoke Breton and French would not be considered bilingual because Breton is of low status and considered a patois rather than a language.
- Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin.
Synonyms
vernacular, dialect, local parlance, local idiom, local slang, local speech, local talk, local tongue, local usage, local variety, regional language, non-standard language, non-standard variety, jargon, argot, patter, cant, -speak
1. 1.1 The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group.
  黑话，行话，圈内用语
  the raunchy patois of inner-city kids
  内城年轻人淫秽的圈内用语。
  Example sentencesExamples
  To emulate (in the specific patois of archivists) is to re-create a work that uses a defunct technology by essentially re-copying it into a current technology.
  There was a new vocabulary for softball, a strange patois of drives and strokes and working boasts and ‘game balls.’
  We have 1984 today; even if not in the form described by Orwell; since newspeak is replaced by the patois of the gang leaders and international body smugglers.
  At the other extreme, it is favoured by inner-city teens who appear to communicate entirely in an impenetrable mix of street slang and patois.
  How do you develop a realistic-sounding slang patois?
  What is it about spring training that reduces normally gruff sportswriters to the patois of travel brochures?

Origin

Mid 17th century: French, literally ‘rough speech’, perhaps from Old French patoier ‘treat roughly’, from patte ‘paw’.

词汇	patois
释义	Definition of patois in English: patois noun ˈpatwɑː 1The dialect of a particular region, especially one with low status in relation to the standard language of the country. the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding 那个护士和我说话所用的方言即便是意大利人也很难听懂。 Example sentencesExamples The men were droning at each other in their Greek-inflected patois, or singing through their noses to the accompaniment of a flute out of tune. He writes in the patois of Barbados, in the voices of village women, a language he makes both playful and sensuous. The National Assembly decided in 1790 to translate its decrees into minority languages and various patois. The most famous writer in the Macau patois was José dos Santos Ferreira. The inhabitants of this territory speak the familiar Tharp-invented patois. Corsican was designated as a patois, a provincial dialect. But a Creole patois, a mixed-language dialect, is spoken in the country. At the age of 14, she began to write and dramatize poems using patois rather than standard English. Their language has crystallised in the Bajan patois. It is reflected in the islanders' Catholicism, in their French-based patois, and in such customs as its Flower Festivals. They also recall Saint Lucia's checkered colonial past, reminding the visitor that many locals still speak a French patois, even though English is the island's official language. Today I wanted to talk about Bajan as a dialect or language or patois or whatever you wish to call it. The official language is Standard English - patois is very rarely spoken today. In Jamaica, we speak English primarily but more often we speak the local dialect, patois. Thus, a Frenchman who spoke Breton and French would not be considered bilingual because Breton is of low status and considered a patois rather than a language. The language is mostly the quaint island patois - not the stuff of verse drama. They speak English, French, or an English patois at home and are mostly Protestant. Grenadian patois is different from that spoken on the other Windward Islands that make up Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin. English is the official language of Grenada, but many Grenadians speak patois, a dialect that combines English words with elements of French and African languages. Synonyms vernacular, dialect, local parlance, local speech/talk/usage/idiom/slang/tongue, local variety, regional language, non-standard language/variety, jargon, argot, patter, cant, -speak informal (local) lingo 1.1 The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group. 黑话，行话，圈内用语 the raunchy patois of inner-city kids 内城年轻人淫秽的圈内用语。 Example sentencesExamples How do you develop a realistic-sounding slang patois? To emulate (in the specific patois of archivists) is to re-create a work that uses a defunct technology by essentially re-copying it into a current technology. What is it about spring training that reduces normally gruff sportswriters to the patois of travel brochures? At the other extreme, it is favoured by inner-city teens who appear to communicate entirely in an impenetrable mix of street slang and patois. We have 1984 today; even if not in the form described by Orwell; since newspeak is replaced by the patois of the gang leaders and international body smugglers. There was a new vocabulary for softball, a strange patois of drives and strokes and working boasts and ‘game balls.’ Origin Mid 17th century: French, literally 'rough speech', perhaps from Old French patoier 'treat roughly', from patte 'paw'. Rhymes fatwa Definition of patois in US English: patois noun 1The dialect of the common people of a region, differing in various respects from the standard language of the rest of the country. 方言，土语 the nurse talked to me in a patois that even Italians would have had difficulty in understanding 那个护士和我说话所用的方言即便是意大利人也很难听懂。 Example sentencesExamples At the age of 14, she began to write and dramatize poems using patois rather than standard English. The most famous writer in the Macau patois was José dos Santos Ferreira. The National Assembly decided in 1790 to translate its decrees into minority languages and various patois. English is the official language of Grenada, but many Grenadians speak patois, a dialect that combines English words with elements of French and African languages. In Jamaica, we speak English primarily but more often we speak the local dialect, patois. The men were droning at each other in their Greek-inflected patois, or singing through their noses to the accompaniment of a flute out of tune. They speak English, French, or an English patois at home and are mostly Protestant. It is reflected in the islanders' Catholicism, in their French-based patois, and in such customs as its Flower Festivals. Corsican was designated as a patois, a provincial dialect. The language is mostly the quaint island patois - not the stuff of verse drama. He writes in the patois of Barbados, in the voices of village women, a language he makes both playful and sensuous. The official language is Standard English - patois is very rarely spoken today. But a Creole patois, a mixed-language dialect, is spoken in the country. Their language has crystallised in the Bajan patois. The inhabitants of this territory speak the familiar Tharp-invented patois. Grenadian patois is different from that spoken on the other Windward Islands that make up Grenada, Carriacou and Petite Martinique. Today I wanted to talk about Bajan as a dialect or language or patois or whatever you wish to call it. They also recall Saint Lucia's checkered colonial past, reminding the visitor that many locals still speak a French patois, even though English is the island's official language. Thus, a Frenchman who spoke Breton and French would not be considered bilingual because Breton is of low status and considered a patois rather than a language. Those Belgians from the south speak Walloon, which is a French patois derived from Latin. Synonyms vernacular, dialect, local parlance, local idiom, local slang, local speech, local talk, local tongue, local usage, local variety, regional language, non-standard language, non-standard variety, jargon, argot, patter, cant, -speak 1.1 The jargon or informal speech used by a particular social group. 黑话，行话，圈内用语 the raunchy patois of inner-city kids 内城年轻人淫秽的圈内用语。 Example sentencesExamples To emulate (in the specific patois of archivists) is to re-create a work that uses a defunct technology by essentially re-copying it into a current technology. There was a new vocabulary for softball, a strange patois of drives and strokes and working boasts and ‘game balls.’ We have 1984 today; even if not in the form described by Orwell; since newspeak is replaced by the patois of the gang leaders and international body smugglers. At the other extreme, it is favoured by inner-city teens who appear to communicate entirely in an impenetrable mix of street slang and patois. How do you develop a realistic-sounding slang patois? What is it about spring training that reduces normally gruff sportswriters to the patois of travel brochures? Origin Mid 17th century: French, literally ‘rough speech’, perhaps from Old French patoier ‘treat roughly’, from patte ‘paw’.
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