名詞 patois:

1. a characteristic language of a particular group (as among thieves)
   同義詞：slang, cant, jargon, lingo, argot, vernacular
2. a regional dialect of a language (especially French); usually considered substandard

1. He speaks the local patois.
   他會(huì)說(shuō)當(dāng)?shù)胤窖浴?/div>

pat.ois

n.（名詞）
【復(fù)數(shù)】 pat.ois[p2t.wôz., p2-twô.]
A regional dialect, especially one without a literary tradition.
方言：一地區(qū)方言，尤指不具文學(xué)傳統(tǒng)的方言

A creole.
克里奧語(yǔ)化的語(yǔ)言
Nonstandard speech.
非標(biāo)準(zhǔn)語(yǔ)言
The special jargon of a group; cant.See Synonyms at dialect
行語(yǔ)，同行語(yǔ)：某一團(tuán)體的特殊術(shù)語(yǔ)；黑話(huà)參見(jiàn) dialect

來(lái)源：
French
法語(yǔ)
from Old French
源自 古法語(yǔ)
possibly from pate [paw]
可能源自 pate [爪]
from Vulgar Latin *patta
源自 俗拉丁語(yǔ) *patta
[perhaps of imitative origin]
[可能源于模仿]