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A jargon used in commercial dealings with the Chinese, being a mixture of English, Portuguese, and Chinese.

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Pigeon English'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​p/pigeon-english.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
 
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