Tây Bồi

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Tây Bồi

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

See also

  • Wiktionary’s coverage of Tây Bồi terms
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