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patois
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patois(
pah
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twa
)A noun is a word referring to a person, animal, place, thing, feeling, or idea (e.g., man, dog, house).
a. el criollo (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I speak French, but it was hard for me to understand the local patois when I was in the Seychelles.Hablo francés, pero me costaba entender el criollo de la zona cuando estuve en las Seychelles.
b. el dialecto (M)
(m) means that a noun is masculine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I need someone who can speak the patois so I can understand the locals.Necesito alguien que hable este dialecto para entender a los lugareños.
2. (jargon)
a. la jerga (F)
(f) means that a noun is feminine. Spanish nouns have a gender, which is either feminine (like la mujer or la luna) or masculine (like el hombre or el sol).
I simply don't understand the patois of these computer game geeks.Es que no entiendo la jerga de estos friquis de los videojuegos.
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