noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
UK:/ˈpɪ.dʒɪn ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
US:/ˈpɪ.dʒən ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
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noun
Meaning 1
The Chinese pidgin English spoken in Canton and Hong Kong, later spreading throughout the Chinese and Southeast Asian coastal region.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Qualifier: originally
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 2
Any English-lexifier pidgin.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Antonyms: none provided
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noun
Meaning 3
Any very basic English; broken English.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: broadly, countable, uncountable
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