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Meaning of "patois" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD PATOIS

From Old French: rustic speech, perhaps from patoier to handle awkwardly, from patte paw.
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PRONUNCIATION OF PATOIS

patois  [ˈpætwɑː] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PATOIS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Patois is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PATOIS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Patois

Patois is any language that is considered nonstandard, although the term is not formally defined in linguistics. It can refer to pidgins, creoles, dialects, and other forms of native or local speech, but not commonly to jargon or slang, which are vocabulary-based forms of Cant. Class distinctions are embedded in the term, drawn between those who speak patois and those who speak the standard or dominant language used in literature and public speaking, i.e., the "acrolect".

Definition of patois in the English dictionary

The definition of patois in the dictionary is an unwritten regional dialect of a language, esp of French, usually considered substandard. Other definition of patois is the jargon of particular group.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH PATOIS


abattoir
ˈæbəˌtwɑː
conservatoire
kənˈsɜːvəˌtwɑː
ecritoire
ˌeɪkrɪˈtwɑː
escritoire
ˌɛskrɪˈtwɑː
fatwa
ˈfætwɑː
grattoir
ˈgrætwɑː
putois
puːˈtwɑː
remontoir
ˌrɛmənˈtwɑː
remontoire
ˌremənˈtwɑː
repertoire
ˈrɛpəˌtwɑː
sautoir
səʊˈtwɑː
scrutoire
ˌskruːˈtwɑː

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PATOIS

patio doors
patio furniture
patisserie
patissier
patly
Patmore
Patmos
Patna
Patna rice
patness
Paton
patonce
patootie
Patras
patresfamilias
patrial
patrialism
patriality
patriarch
patriarchal

WORDS THAT END LIKE PATOIS

allantois
Artois
avoirdupois
barachois
bavarois
Beninois
Blois
bourgeois
chamois
chorioallantois
Dubois
Illinois
Iroquois
Laois
Levallois
petits pois
Seychellois
tous-les-mois
Valois
Vaudois

Synonyms and antonyms of patois in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «PATOIS»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «patois» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of patois

Translation of «patois» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PATOIS

Find out the translation of patois to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of patois from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «patois» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

方言
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

patois
570 millions of speakers

English

patois
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अशिक्षितों की भाषा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

لهجة عامية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

говор
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

patois
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গ্রাম্য ভাষা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

patois
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Patois
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Patois
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

俚言
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

사투리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Patois
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

thổ ngữ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நாட்டில் ஏற்றுக் கொள்ளப்பட்ட மொழியில் இருந்து மாறுபட்ட சேரி மொழி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॅटिस
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

lehçe
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

patois
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Patois
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

говір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dialect
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

patois
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

patois
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

patois
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

patois
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of patois

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PATOIS»

The term «patois» is regularly used and occupies the 79.787 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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Principal search tendencies and common uses of patois
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PATOIS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «patois» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «patois» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about patois

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PATOIS»

Discover the use of patois in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to patois and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Understanding Jamaican patois: an introduction to ...
Most importantly I think the book has an important role to play in helping Jamaicans take pride in their language and see that it is not second-class" (Deborah Pruitt, anthropologist, Berkeley, California). (Foreign Language Studies)
L. Emilie Adams, 1991
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Patois and the Rastafarian Use of English
But to understand this usage of Creole we need to have some background information. This is why I have to explain the history, Rastafarian symbolism and sum it up to Dread Talk.
Johannes Schiefer, 2011
3
Dictionnaire Du Patois Normand
Edélestand Du Méril, Alfred Émile Sébastien Duméril. — LXXY — Arder, d'Ardere ; Avios d'Avis ; Clavette, de Clavis (1) ; Coffin, de Cophinus (2) ; Coger, de Cogère ; Cortine, de Cortina ; Courgée, de Corrigia (3); Eduquer, d'Educare (4) ...
Edélestand Du Méril, Alfred Émile Sébastien Duméril, 1849
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Creole Discourse: Exploring Prestige Formation and Change ...
My children aren't particularly in Patois. I: Ok. When meeting a person that might be of West Indian background. Would you approach him or her in Patois? R7: It depends who the person is. If, the person is some (0.3) not my clique, and you ...
‎2002
5
Race and Ethnicity in Multi-ethnic Schools: A Critical Case ...
Speakers of Patois, on the other hand, who are virtually all students, are generally upset with others' attitudes toward their language. They don't like the negative depiction of it, and they resent instances where they are told not to speak it. John ...
James Ryan, 1999
6
A-Z of Jamaican Patois (Patwah)
I have been asked several times about how to speak Patois, and whether Patois is a written language. Hence, this book is not just for all those who speak some Patois, but for those who want to learn how to speak Patois, and for those who are ...
Teresa P. Blair, Ph.D., Teresa P Blair Ph D, 2013
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Bahamas, Turks & Caicos
'True-true' Bahamians, mostly black, usually speak both Bahamian Standard English (BSE) and their own distinct island patois, a musical Caribbean dialect with its own rhythm and cadence. Though there are variances among the islands and ...
‎2001
8
Glossaire des Patois de la Suisse Romande
ègramounq,. é-. Yd. 21,. 42,. Y. 32,. Ba.,. -dnа. Yd 15 a, G 10 (et -ao), -оudna Yd 43, G 18 (-o). Ane. esgramona(r) F 1480, 1482 (et estgr-). Fr. égramonner G 18. || Y. tr. 1° Enlever le chiendent (Yd Ollon, Long., Burt., Y Charr., Ba., G Aire-la-Y.
9
An Introduction to Sociolinguistics
In the absence of such a tradition of writing the term patois may be used to describe the variety. However, many linguists writing in English tend to use dialect to describe both situations and rarely, if at all, use patois as a scientific term. You are ...
Ronald Wardhaugh, 2011
10
Mauritius Illustrated: Historical and Descriptive, ...
T is by no means necessary to go very far back in the past to discover the period when Mauritian folk-lore, or Creole patois, had its birth. When the French settled here for the first time, in 1722, the island had been altogether abandoned twelve  ...
Allister Macmillan, 1914

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PATOIS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term patois is used in the context of the following news items.
1
The pull of the city is emptying rural England - and making it look …
Another has to do with language, and the decline of dialect and local patois. A third has to do with sound and movement. The great chronicler of ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
2
Michael Jackson Wanted to Play the Most Hated Character in All of …
... found annoying, too goofy and a bit of a racial stereotype, especially in the way Jar Jar spoke with this herky-jerky Jamaican inspired patois. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
3
She wears it well
... with the British silk-scarf brand Rockins, I'm half expecting a torrent of world-weary Valley Girl patois and head-to-toe Lululemon yoga gear. «The Sunday Times, Jul 15»
4
Theater Review: Preludes
The feeling of timelessness inherent in Malloy's use of early-20th-century figures (and patois) to address early-21st-century concerns is ... «Vulture, Jul 15»
5
Revitalized Culture Club enthralls at the Greek
... by Hay's guitar solo. Georgeadded a new toast and patois vocal to the laid back reggae of “I Just Wanna Be Loved” (a U.K. top 5 hit from '98). «OCRegister, Jul 15»
6
Michael Jackson wanted to play Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars claims actor
Much to the audience's confusion, the clumsy digitized character spoke what many described as Jamaican patois. Jackson was said to be a ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
7
DJ Derek missing: How Britain's oldest DJ beat the odds to become …
Morris was able to set himself apart from the competition by MCing in convincing Jamaican patois during his DJ sets. Despite the difference in ... «International Business Times UK, Jul 15»
8
Ellie Goulding Is Literally Magic in Major Lazer's "Powerful" Video
Especially love the way Ellie sings “FI-yah” at the very end, perhaps inspired by Riley's patois. Watch the “Powerful” video above. Next: Diplo ... «PopCrush, Jul 15»
9
DA Premiere: GTA – What We Tell Dem (Falcons Remix)
Dubby verses strewn out in Jamaican patois tip toe around sharp hi-hat rolls as Falcons modifies “What We Tell Dem” to fit his own innovative ... «Dancing Astronaut, Jul 15»
10
Michael Jackson Wanted the Role of Jar Jar Binks in Star Wars …
Jar Jar Binks was a seven-foot tall orange Gungan who spoke in a strange patois and was completely dreamt up via CGI. He also divided fans ... «VVN Music, Jul 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Patois [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/patois>. May 2024 ».
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