Tây Bồi

proper noun

An extinct French pidgin formerly spoken in Vietnam, especially by servants during the colonial era.

OriginVietnamese Tây Bồi ← English boy →
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Meanings

proper noun
  1. An extinct French pidgin formerly spoken in Vietnam, especially by servants during the colonial era.

Origin

  1. Englishboy
  2. VietnameseTây Bồi
  3. EnglishTây Bồi

Borrowed from Vietnamese Tây Bồi, from tây (“Western, especially French”) + bồi (“servant”), probably ultimately from English boy.

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APA

Tây Bồi. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T%C3%A2y%20B%E1%BB%93i

MLA

“Tây Bồi.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T%C3%A2y%20B%E1%BB%93i. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Tây Bồi,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/T%C3%A2y%20B%E1%BB%93i.

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