# pidgin English

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪ.dʒɪn ˌɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/

## Definitions
1. The Chinese pidgin English spoken in Canton and Hong Kong, later spreading throughout the Chinese and Southeast Asian coastal region.
2. Any English-lexifier pidgin.
3. Any very basic English; broken English.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/pidgin-english