patois : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: patois	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
patois n a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); "they don't speak our lingo" Synonym(s): slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Patois \Pa`tois"\, n. [F.] A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech. The jargon and patois of several provinces. --Sir T. Browne.