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Meaning of pidgin English | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2
ˈpɪ.dʒɪn ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ

Definitions

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

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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See also

Pidgin Signed English pidginist pidginization Pidhaitsi Pidhorodne Pidhorodnie

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