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From: DICT.TW English-Chinese Dictionary 英漢字典
 pa·tois /ˈpæˌtwɑ, ˈpɑ-/
 方言,行話
From: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
 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.
 
From: WordNet (r) 2.0
 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