patois
nounA regional dialect, especially one without a literary tradition.
nounNonstandard speech.
nounThe special jargon of a group; cant.
nounA dialect peculiar to a district or locality, in use especially among the peasantry or uneducated classes; hence, a rustic, provincial, or barbarous form of speech.
nounA dialect peculiar to the illiterate classes; a provincial form of speech.
nounA regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard.
nounAny of various
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