pato
is
Plural
patois
1
a local or regional form of a language, often considered less formal or standard than the official version
- The villagers spoke in a rural patois unfamiliar to city dwellers.
- His French was colored by the patois of his hometown.
- The play included characters speaking in Jamaican patois.
- The old fisherman told stories in the patois of the coast.
- The poet incorporated local patois into her verses.
2
a specialized set of expressions or jargon used by a particular group
- The thieves spoke in a patois that outsiders couldn't follow.
- Each social circle develops its own patois over time.
- The hackers' online patois was filled with abbreviations and slang.
- She quickly picked up the patois of the theater crowd.
- Military personnel often use a patois full of acronyms and codes.