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pidgin

UK
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
US
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/

Translations

pidginnoun
pidgins
pl
UK
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
US
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
pidginLangue de contact simplifiée, sans locuteurs natifs.
Historically, dockworkers and sailors in the port spoke a pidgin based on Malay and Portuguese.
Historiquement, les dockers et les marins du port parlaient un pidgin basé sur le malais et le portugais.
Synonyms
creole
jargon
lingua franca
pidgin language
pidginadjective
UK
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
US
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/
Used attributively before another noun to denote something relating to or characteristic of pidgin languages.
pidginInvariable ; se dit d’une langue simplifiée de contact.
The guide spoke in pidgin German to make himself understood.
Le guide parlait un allemand pidgin pour se faire comprendre.

Definitions

pidginnoun
A grammatically simplified language that develops between groups who do not share a common language, having a limited vocabulary and no native speakers.
Historically, dockworkers and sailors in the port spoke a pidgin based on Malay and Portuguese.
pidginadjective
Relating to or characteristic of a pidgin language.
The guide spoke in pidgin German to make himself understood.
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