patois
noun /ˈpætwɑː/
/ˈpætwɑː/
(plural patois
/ˈpætwɑːz/
/ˈpætwɑːz/
)- a form of a language, spoken by people in a particular area, that is different from the standard language of the country
方言；土语；土话 - She began shouting at him in a patois he could not understand.
她开始用他听不懂的方言对他大喊大叫。 - They were speaking in French patois.
他们用法语说方言。
词源mid 17th cent.: French, literally ‘rough speech’, perhaps from Old French patoier ‘treat roughly’, from patte ‘paw’. - She began shouting at him in a patois he could not understand.