Morpheme
Pidgin
Type
free base
Denotation
simplified language used for communication between people with different languages; literally business
Etymology
1807 from Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of English business with spelling influenced by pigeon
Evidence
pidgin, pidginisation, pidginise, pidginist, pidginization, pidginize, pidginized, pidginizes, pidginizing, pidginogenic, pidgins, prepidgin
Notes
homophone of Pigeon
