pidgin
/ˈpɪdʒɪn/noun
often as modifier
1- a grammatically simplified form of a language, typically English, Dutch, or Portuguese, with a limited vocabulary, some elements of which are taken from local languages, used for communication between people not sharing a common language. Pidgins are not normally found as native languages, but arise out of language contact between speakers of other languages混杂语, 洋泾浜语。
1.2
- as modifier denoting a simplified form of a language, especially as used by a non-native speaker(尤指非母语使用者说的)洋泾浜语:
we exchanged greetings, communicating in pidgin Spanish.
我们用洋泾浜西班牙语互致问候。
词源
late 19th cent.: Chinese alteration of English business.