Pidg·in English also pidg·in English (p j  n)n. Any of several pidgins based on English and now spoken mostly on the Pacific islands and in West Africa. [Alteration of pigeon English, from Pidgin English pigeon, business, perhaps from a Chinese pronunciation of English business.] |
pidgin English
n
(Linguistics / Languages) a pidgin in which one of the languages involved is English
Translations
pidgin English
n → Pidgin-English nt
pidgin English [ˈpɪdʒɪnˈɪŋglɪʃ] n → pidgin english m inv
pidgin English [ˈpɪdʒɪnˈɪŋglɪʃ] n → pidgin english m inv
pidgin English [ˈpɪdʒɪnˈɪŋglɪʃ] n → pidgin english m inv
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