pidgin

From pidgin English, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business during trade in the Far East. Other suggested derivations include:

• Hebrew פִּדְיוֹן‎ (pidyón, “exchange; trade; redemption”)[1]
• Chinese pronunciation of Portuguese ocupação (“occupation; business”)[1]
• South Seas pronunciation of beach[1]
• Portuguese baixo (“low”)[1]

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈpɪdʒɪn/
• (US) enPR: pĭjʹən, IPA^(key): /ˈpɪdʒən/
• Rhymes: -ɪdʒən, -ɪdʒɪn
• Homophone: pigeon

pidgin (countable and uncountable, plural pidgins)

1. (linguistics) an amalgamation of two disparate languages, used by two populations having no common language as a lingua franca to communicate with each other, lacking formalized grammar and having a small, utilitarian vocabulary and no native speakers.

   Synonym: baragouin

• Some pidgins that have developed into creoles nevertheless (confusingly) retain the word "pidgin" in their names.

• West African Pidgin Portuguese
• pidginisation
• pidginise
• pidginization
• pidginize

• pidgin English
• Pijin
• Tok Pisin

• creole
• Creole

• Pidgin English - English Dictionary: from Webster's Dictionary - the Rosetta Edition.

pidgin m (plural pidgins)

1. (linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)

pidgin m (plural pidgins or pidgin)

(linguistics) pidgin (amalgamation of two languages having no native speakers)