"Tây Bồi" meaning in English

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Proper name

Etymology: Borrowed from Vietnamese Tây Bồi, from tây (“Western, especially French”) + bồi (“servant”), probably ultimately from English boy. Etymology templates: {{bor+|en|vi|Tây Bồi}} Borrowed from Vietnamese Tây Bồi, {{com|vi|tây<t:Western, especially French>|bồi<t:servant>}} tây (“Western, especially French”) + bồi (“servant”), {{der|en|en|boy}} English boy Head templates: {{en-proper noun|nolinkhead=1}} Tây Bồi
  1. An extinct French pidgin formerly spoken in Vietnam, especially by servants during the colonial era. Related terms: Wiktionary’s coverage of Tây Bồi terms
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