What is another word for patois?
Pronunciation:
[ pˈatwɑː], [ pˈatwɑː], [ p_ˈa_t_w_ɑː]
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Synonyms for Patois:
n.
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- first language,
- acrolect,
- diglossia,
- heritage language,
- home language,
- interlanguage,
- basilect,
- interlingual,
- words,
- creole.
- lexicon,
- jargon,
- lingo,
- stale language,
- localism,
- nonsense,
- parlance,
- dialect,
- vernacular,
- Vernacularism,
- jives,
- slanguage,
- set phrase,
- street talk,
- cant,
- shoptalk,
- informal speech,
- talk,
- commonplace term,
- jive,
- patter,
- slang,
- idioms,
- hackneyed term,
- provincialism,
- vernacularisms,
- newspeak,
- native tongue,
- doublespeak,
- speakings,
- fustians,
- trite language,
- regionalism,
- vulgarism,
- pidgins,
- accent,
- idiom,
- pidgin,
- slanguage street talk,
- overused term,
- non-standard speech,
- jive talk,
- argot.
v.
• Other relevant words: (verb)Other synonyms:
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- terminology.
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- vocabulary.
- coast,
- accentuation,
- linguistic island,
- gradient,
- slope,
- Jargoned,
- jargoon,
- gobbledygook,
- isogloss,
- arch,
- emphasis,
- class dialect,
- dialect atlas,
- pious platitude,
- stress,
- brogue,
- embankment,
- regional dialect,
- vulgar language,
- Jargoning,
- diction,
- gibberish,
- chamfer,
- slant,
- lingua franca,
- cockney,
- yankee,
- buzzword,
- shop,
- phraseology,
- lingua,
- dam,
- colloquial,
- gobbledegook,
- speech,
- idiolect,
- bank,
- Subdialect,
- pronunciation,
- barbarism,
- burr,
- foreign language,
- camber,
- expression,
- store,
- mumbo jumbo,
- scatology,
- langue,
- bevel,
- midland,
- linguistic community,
- linguistic atlas,
- speech community,
- vulgate,
- inclination.
How to use "Patois" in context?
The word "patois" most typically refers to the language of a particular geographic region or ethnic group. In some cases, it can also refer to the specific dialect or variety of a language spoken in a particular region. The word "patois" is derived from the Portuguese word "pato", meaning "cat" or "poodle".
There are numerous patois throughout the world, each with its own unique characteristics. Some well-known patois include the Creole languages of the Caribbean, Africa, and the Americas, the Geordie dialect of northeast England, and the Cajun dialect of southern Louisiana.
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