Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pidginize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
pidginize
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert or adapt into a pidgin language.

Transitive verb

Etymology

From pidgin + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

pidginizes (present, singular) pidginizing (participle, present) pidginized (participle, past) pidginized (past)

Derived Forms

depidginize

Frequently Paired Words

pidginization

Questions

What does pidginize mean?
To convert or adapt into a pidgin language.
Where does pidginize come from?
From pidgin + -ize.

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