| 1. | a pidgin language based on English formerly used in commerce in Chinese ports. |
| 2. | a similar language used in other areas, such as Papua New Guinea (where it has semiofficial status) and parts of West Africa. |
Pidg·in English also pidg·in English  (pĭj'ən)  n. Any of several pidgins based on English and now spoken mostly on the Pacific islands and in West Africa. [Alteration of pigeon English, from Pidgin English pigeon, business, perhaps from a Chinese pronunciation of English business.] |