- Gloss
- "Jamaican language"
- Definition
- The English-based creole language with West African influences spoken primarily in Jamaica.
- Example
- "Him a chat pure patois." — "He is speaking pure Jamaican Creole."
- Origin
- French origin for 'local dialect'.
Curious how Patois sounds in an actual sentence? The Jamaican Patois translator can show you, and the lexicon index has hundreds more Patwa headwords worth exploring.