"pidgin English" meaning in English

See pidgin English in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ [UK], /ˈpɪ.dʒən ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/ [US] Forms: pidgin Englishes [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pidgin English (countable and uncountable, plural pidgin Englishes)
  1. (originally) The Chinese pidgin English spoken in Canton and Hong Kong, later spreading throughout the Chinese and Southeast Asian coastal region. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pidgin_English-en-noun-go3Fxk8i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 49 26 25
  2. Any English-lexifier pidgin. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pidgin_English-en-noun-pqOnJ1zf
  3. (loosely) Any very basic English; broken English. Tags: broadly, countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-pidgin_English-en-noun-uEnGWM37

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