pidgin

[ pij-uhn ]

/ ˈpɪdʒ ən /

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noun

an auxiliary language that has come into existence through the attempts by the speakers of two different languages to communicate and that is primarily a simplified form of one of the languages, with a reduced vocabulary and grammatical structure and considerable variation in pronunciation.

(loosely) any simplified or broken form of a language, especially when used for communication between speakers of different languages.

Also called contact language .

Origin of pidgin

First recorded in 1875–80; extracted from pidgin English

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pidgin

pidgin , pigeon

Words nearby pidgin

PID, piddle, piddling, piddock, Pidgeon, pidgin, pidgin English, pidginize, Pidgin Sign English, pi-dog, pidyon haben

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Example sentences from the Web for pidgin

Attempting to make conversation, the man said in Chinese pidgin, “You likee food?”
Words of Wisdom: The Best of ‘Dear Abby’|Nina Strochlic|January 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And I thought for once that her lapse into pidgin had been deliberate and not accidental.
Tales of Chinatown|Sax Rohmer
Poor lingo that "pidgin" Indian of the desert and the long ago, but it served its purpose.
Tonio, Son of the Sierras|Charles King
I had a good one in the upper storey, or the "top-side," as it is expressed in "pidgin."
Under the Dragon Flag|James Allan

The word Pidgin itself is derived through a series of changes in the word Business.
Poetical Ingenuities and Eccentricities|Various
Soosie, he told in his pidgin English, had been given to him by her uncle.
Tropic Days|E. J. Banfield

British Dictionary definitions for pidgin

pidgin

/ (ˈpɪdʒɪn) /

noun

a language made up of elements of two or more other languages and used for contacts, esp trading contacts, between the speakers of other languages. Unlike creoles, pidgins do not constitute the mother tongue of any speech community

Word Origin for pidgin

C19: perhaps from Chinese pronunciation of English business

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单词	pidgin
释义	pidgin [ pij-uhn ] / ˈpɪdʒ ən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR pidgin ON THESAURUS.COM noun an auxiliary language that has come into existence through the attempts by the speakers of two different languages to communicate and that is primarily a simplified form of one of the languages, with a reduced vocabulary and grammatical structure and considerable variation in pronunciation. (loosely) any simplified or broken form of a language, especially when used for communication between speakers of different languages. Also called contact language . Origin of pidgin First recorded in 1875–80; extracted from pidgin English WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pidgin pidgin , pigeon Words nearby pidgin PID, piddle, piddling, piddock, Pidgeon, pidgin, pidgin English, pidginize, Pidgin Sign English, pi-dog, pidyon haben Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pidgin Attempting to make conversation, the man said in Chinese pidgin, “You likee food?” Words of Wisdom: The Best of ‘Dear Abby’\|Nina Strochlic\|January 17, 2013\|DAILY BEAST And I thought for once that her lapse into pidgin had been deliberate and not accidental. Tales of Chinatown\|Sax Rohmer Poor lingo that "pidgin" Indian of the desert and the long ago, but it served its purpose. Tonio, Son of the Sierras\|Charles King I had a good one in the upper storey, or the "top-side," as it is expressed in "pidgin." Under the Dragon Flag\|James Allan The word Pidgin itself is derived through a series of changes in the word Business. Poetical Ingenuities and Eccentricities\|Various Soosie, he told in his pidgin English, had been given to him by her uncle. Tropic Days\|E. J. Banfield British Dictionary definitions for pidgin pidgin / (ˈpɪdʒɪn) / noun a language made up of elements of two or more other languages and used for contacts, esp trading contacts, between the speakers of other languages. Unlike creoles, pidgins do not constitute the mother tongue of any speech community Word Origin for pidgin C19: perhaps from Chinese pronunciation of English business Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Content related to pidgin What Is Louisiana Creole And How Was It Created?Mardi Gras is just a sprinkling of the rich Louisiana Creole culture. Hungry for more? Read on to learn more about what a creole is and how it defines a certain population in Louisiana. READ MORE Words related to pidgin patois, argot, vernacular, jargon, lingo, neologism, patter, vulgarity, vulgarism, cant, colloquialism, shoptalk, creole, language universal, lingua franca, linguistic universal
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pidgin

noun

Origin of pidgin

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH pidgin

Words nearby pidgin

Example sentences from the Web for pidgin

British Dictionary definitions for pidgin

noun

Word Origin for pidgin

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Words related to pidgin