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noodles
The word pidgin, formerly also spelled pigion,[7] originally used to describe Chinese Pidgin English, was later generalized to refer to any pidgin.[8] Pidgin may also be used as the specific name for local pidgins or creoles, in places where they are spoken. For example, the name of Tok Pisin derives from the English words talk pidgin. Its speakers usually refer to it simply as "pidgin" when speaking English.[citation needed]