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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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