pa·tois (pa′twä′; Fr pȧ twȧ′)
noun pl. patois -·tois′ (-twäz′; Fr, -twȧ′)
Etymology: Fr < OFr, uncultivated speech, akin to patoier, to shake paws, behave crudely < pate, paw, akin to Frank *pauta > paw
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