PIDGIN


Meaning of PIDGIN in English

pid ‧ gin /ˈpɪdʒən, ˈpɪdʒɪn/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]

[ Date: 1800-1900 ; Language: Chinese ; Origin: English business ]

1 . a language that is a mixture of two other languages, which people who do not speak each other’s languages well use to talk to each other

2 . pidgin English/French etc English, French etc that is mixed with the words or grammar of another language

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