patois
(noun) a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard
slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, patois, vernacular
(noun) a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves); “they don’t speak our lingo”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
patois (countable and uncountable, plural patois)
A regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
Any of various French or Occitan dialects spoken in France.
Creole French in the Caribbean (especially in Dominica, St. Lucia, Trinidad and Tobago and Haiti).
Jamaican Patois, a Jamaican Creole language primarily based on English and African languages but also has influences from Spanish, Portuguese and Hindi.
Jargon or cant.
• POSITA, patios, spatio-, taipos
Source: Wiktionary
Pa`tois", n. Etym: [F.]
Definition: A dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech. The jargon and patois of several provinces. Sir T. Browne.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
3 May 2025
(adjective) worth having or seeking or achieving; “a desirable job”; “computer with many desirable features”; “a desirable outcome”
According to Guinness World Records, the largest coffee press is 230 cm (7 ft 6 in) in height and 72 cm (2 ft 4 in) in diameter and was created by Salzillo Tea and Coffee (Spain) in Murcia, Spain, in February 2007. The cafetière consists of a stainless steel container, a filtering piston, and a superior lid.
