Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

patwah

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pat-wah
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

Synonym of Jamaican Creole.

Example Sentences

"To address the issues of class and race that are expressed/exemplified in Jamaica's dual-language system, Laws and Ford-Smith chose to have Letty speak mostly in patwah."

Inflected Forms

Patwa (alternative) patois (alternative)

Synonyms

Jamaican Creole

Questions

What does patwah mean?: Synonym of Jamaican Creole.

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