Etymology

Pijin

Pi·jin
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Today it means: In full Solomon Islands Pijin, Solomon Pijin, or Solomons Pijin: a language spoken on the Solomon Islands, which is a form of Melanesian Pidgin. Full definition →

Pijin Pijin ← English pidgin
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  1. English · derived frompidgin
  2. Pijin · borrowed fromPijin
  3. English todayPijin

Borrowed from Pijin Pijin, from English pidgin, from a Chinese Pidgin English pronunciation of business.

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