pidgin English

or Pidgin English

noun

a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports.

a similar language used in other areas, such as Papua New Guinea (where it has semiofficial status) and parts of West Africa.

Origin of pidgin English

1820–30; pidgin, pigeon<Chinese Pidgin English: business, affair; etymology uncertain, but often alleged to be Chin pronunciation of business

Words nearby pidgin English

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

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Example sentences from the Web for pidgin English

Pidgin-English amused me very much, as it amuses every one who visits China.
My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands|George Francis Train
He was deluded by the idea that if he talked a kind of pidgin-English and shouted loud enough she must understand.
The Huntress|Hulbert Footner
Chop” is pidgin-English for “quick,” the Chinese word for the articles being kwai-tsze, meaning “the quick ones.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3|Various
The author aims at copying the methods of naturally formed international languages like the lingua franca or Pidgin-English.
International Language|Walter J. Clark

In all the schools German is taught, but pidgin-English is largely spoken at the coast towns.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1|Various

British Dictionary definitions for pidgin English

pidgin English

noun

a pidgin in which one of the languages involved is English

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单词	pidgin english
释义	pidgin English or Pidgin English noun a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports. a similar language used in other areas, such as Papua New Guinea (where it has semiofficial status) and parts of West Africa. Origin of pidgin English 1820–30; pidgin, pigeon<Chinese Pidgin English: business, affair; etymology uncertain, but often alleged to be Chin pronunciation of business Words nearby pidgin English piddle, piddling, piddock, Pidgeon, pidgin, pidgin English, pidginize, Pidgin Sign English, pi-dog, pidyon haben, pie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for pidgin English Pidgin-English amused me very much, as it amuses every one who visits China. My Life in Many States and in Foreign Lands\|George Francis Train He was deluded by the idea that if he talked a kind of pidgin-English and shouted loud enough she must understand. The Huntress\|Hulbert Footner Chop” is pidgin-English for “quick,” the Chinese word for the articles being kwai-tsze, meaning “the quick ones. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 3\|Various The author aims at copying the methods of naturally formed international languages like the lingua franca or Pidgin-English. International Language\|Walter J. Clark In all the schools German is taught, but pidgin-English is largely spoken at the coast towns. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1\|Various British Dictionary definitions for pidgin English pidgin English noun a pidgin in which one of the languages involved is English 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
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