1. 方言, 行话：Patinate (使)生绿锈. | Patois 方言,行话. | Pattern 样(品)币,模范, 式样, 模式, 样品.
2. 方言：patisserie 法式蛋糕 | patois 方言 | patriarch 家长
1. （尤指法语的）方言，土语
A patois is a form of a language, especially French, that is spoken in a particular area of a country.
e.g. In France patois was spoken in rural, less developed regions.
在法国，欠发达的农村地区说方言。
2. 混合语
A patois is a language that has developed from a mixture of other languages.
e.g. A substantial proportion of the population speak a French-based patois.
人口中有一大部分说以法语为基础的混合语。
1. In fact, they were called " piglets " in the local patois.
noun
1. a regional dialect of a language (especially French)
usually considered substandard
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2. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
e.g. they don't speak our lingo