pidgin

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

pidgin [pidgin pidgins] BrE [ˈpɪdʒɪn] NAmE [ˈpɪdʒɪn] noun uncountable
1. a simple form of a language, especially English, Portuguese or Dutch, with a limited number of words, that are used together with words from a local language. It is used when people who do not speak the same language need to talk to each other.
2. Pidgin = ↑Tok Pisin
3. ~ English, French, Japanese, etc. a way of speaking a language that uses simple words and forms, used when a person does not speak the language well, or when he or she is talking to sb who does not speak the language well
•I tried to get my message across in my pidgin Italian.

Word Origin:
late 19th cent.: Chinese alteration of English business.