pidgin
noun
- a mixed language, or jargon, incorporating the vocabulary of one or more languages with a very simplified form of the grammatical system of one of these and not used as the main language of any of its speakers
- any of various such languages, as pidgin English or bêche-de-mer
See pidgin in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(pĭjˈən)
noun A simplified form of speech that is usually a mixture of two or more languages, has a rudimentary grammar and vocabulary, is used for communication between groups speaking different languages, and is not spoken as a first or native language. Also called contact language.
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