English Explanatory Dictionary

pidgin English

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The Chinese pidgin English spoken in Canton and Hong Kong, later spreading throughout the Chinese and Southeast Asian coastal region.
  2. Any English-lexifier pidgin.
  3. Any very basic English; broken English.

Pronunciation

/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ /ˈpɪ.dʒən ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

Word forms

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