patois

• Substantiv, das einen regionalen Dialekt einer Sprache bezeichnet, besonders des Französischen, der oft als nicht standardsprachlich gilt, oder die charakteristische Sprache einer bestimmten Gruppe, zum Beispiel von Kriminellen.

A noun referring to a regional dialect of a language, especially French, often considered nonstandard, or a characteristic language of a particular group, such as thieves.

1. C1formal

   A regional dialect of a language, especially French, that is often considered non-standard or substandard.

   Regionaldialekt

   • The villagers spoke a local patois that was difficult for outsiders to understand.
   • Many linguists study the patois of rural France to preserve its unique vocabulary.
   • The play was written in a Caribbean patois to reflect the characters' origins.

   Synonymedialectvernacular

2. Group-specific languageC1formal

   A characteristic language or jargon used by a particular group, such as thieves or a subculture.

   Jargon

   • The thieves communicated in a secret patois to avoid being understood by the police.
   • The hacker community has its own patois filled with technical slang.
   • The sailors' patois included many terms borrowed from different languages.

   Synonymeargotcantjargonlingoslang