noun Download 🔗Share A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard. Examples : "In rural Louisiana, many families still speak a unique patois, a blend of French and other influences considered less formal than standard French. " language linguistics culture communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France. Examples : ""When visiting her grandmother in rural Louisiana, Marie struggled to understand the local patois, a dialect of French unique to that region." " language linguistics culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti). Examples : "Many people in St. Lucia speak English, but they also communicate using a French-based patois. " language culture Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi. Examples : "Many Jamaicans speak English fluently, but at home they often converse in Patois, a unique blend of English, African, and other languages. " language culture linguistics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Jargon or cant. Examples : "The teenagers spoke a patois filled with slang that their parents couldn't understand. " language communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
