patois
英 ['p?twɑ?]
美['p?twɑ]
- n. 方言，土語；行話
- n. (Patois)人名；(法)帕圖瓦
英英釋意
- 1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves);
- "they don't speak our lingo"
- 2. a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard