pa·tois /ˈpæˌtwɑ, ˈpɑ-/
方言,行話
Pa·tois n. A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.
The jargon and patois of several provinces. --Sir T. Browne.
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patois
n 1: a characteristic language of a particular group (as among
thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" [syn: cant, jargon,
slang, lingo, argot, vernacular]
2: a regional dialect of a language (especially French);
usually considered substandard