patois
英 ['pætwɑː]
美['pætwɑ]
- n. 方言，土语；行话
- n. (Patois)人名；(法)帕图瓦
英英释意
- 1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
- "they don't speak our lingo"
- 2. a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard