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pidgin
pidgin /ˈpɪdʒ.ɪn/ noun [C or U]
1 F0 a language that has developed from a mixture of two languages. It is used as a way of communicating by people who do not speak each other's languages. Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of languages and specialist dialectspidgin English, French, etc. INFORMAL2 F0 English, French, etc. when it is spoken in a simple way by someone who does not speak that language well: » "He come here?" he asked in pidgin English.Thesaurus+: ↑Forms of languages and specialist dialects |