Etymology

patois

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Today it means: A regional dialect (usually one considered nonstandard) of a language (especially French). Full definition →

French patois
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  1. French · borrowed frompatois“regional dialect or language”
  2. English todaypatois

Borrowed from French patois (“regional dialect or language”), c. 1635.

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