pidgin
21pidgin — I UK [ˈpɪdʒɪn] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms pidgin : singular pidgin plural pidgins linguistics a language made up of two or more languages, used as a way of communicating by people whose first languages are different from each… …
22pidgin — noun /ˈpɪdʒɪn,ˈpɪdʒən/ 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… …
23pidgin — pidg|in1 [ pıdʒın ] noun count or uncount LINGUISTICS a language made up of two or more languages, used as a way of communicating by people whose first languages are different from each other pidgin pidg|in 2 [ pıdʒın ] adjective used for… …
24pidgin — pichin o pidgin (del inglés; pronunciamos pichin ) sustantivo masculino 1. Área: linguística Lengua limitada, usada para ciertas funciones comerciales o cotidianas, que no tiene hablantes maternos, formada por la mezcla de una lengua de los… …
25pidgin — n. a simplified language containing vocabulary from two or more languages, used for communication between people not having a common language. Phrases and idioms: pidgin English a pidgin in which the chief language is English, used orig. between… …
26pidgin — noun Etymology: pidgin English Date: 1876 a simplified speech used for communication between people with different languages • pidginization noun • pidginize transitive verb …
27Pidgin — Pid|gin 〈[pı̣dʒın] n. 15; Sprachw.〉 durch das Aufeinandertreffen zweier unterschiedlicher Sprachen entstandene (vereinfachte) Verkehrssprache [engl. pidgin, chines. Entstellung von engl. business „Geschäft“] * * * Pid|gin [ pɪdʒɪn], das;… …
28pidgin — noun Pidgin is used before these nouns: ↑English …
29pidgin — pid|gin [ˈpıdʒın] n [U and C] [Date: 1800 1900; : Chinese; Origin: English business] 1.) a language that is a mixture of two other languages, which people who do not speak each other s languages well use to talk to each other 2.) pidgin… …
30pidgin — [ pɪdʒɪn] noun a grammatically simplified form of a language with elements taken from local languages, used for communication between people not sharing a common language. ↘(Pidgin) another term for Tok Pisin. Origin C19: Chin. alt. of Engl.… …
