Pidgin
['pɪdʒɪn]
Definition
(noun.) an artificial language used for trade between speakers of different languages.
Checker: Ophelia--From WordNet
Examples
- And that poor bloody Sordo abandoning his pidgin Spanish to explain it to him so carefully. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The captain spoke pidgin Italian for my doubtful benefit, in order that I might understand perfectly, that nothing should be lost. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
- So he does only speak that pidgin Spanish for foreigners, Robert Jordan thought. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- He spoke again in pidgin Italian. Ernest Hemingway. A Farewell To Arms.
Editor: Samantha