"Penglish" meaning in English

See Penglish in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Proper name

Etymology: Blend of Persian + English Etymology templates: {{blend|en|Persian|English}} Blend of Persian + English Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Penglish
  1. (informal) A language that combines Persian and English. Tags: informal Related terms: Fenglish, Pinglish
    Sense id: en-Penglish-en-name-4Jhizrep Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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          "ref": "2011, Hamid Naficy, A Social History of Iranian Cinema, volume 2, page 318:",
          "text": "Finally, these displaced toughs' adoption of the Iranian exiles' lingo, Penglish (a mixture of Persian and English), which they further mingled with their own argot, produced a rich, hybridized, and humorous language that required a knowing audience to decode and fully appreciate.",
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