pigeon, pidgin

Pigeon or pigeon ( pidge un ) means the bird you may see adorning city statues or parks--
He found a young pigeon, and raised it for a pet.
The same pigeon came to the park every day, and waited for him to scatter bread crumbs.
Pigeon may also means a dupe, or the mark of a con artist--
He spent days chatting with the locals, looking for a pigeon.

Pidgin or pidgin ( pidge in ) means a sort of language made of two or more languages, using only the simplest and most practical terms and grammar--
The merchant sailors used a pidgin that allowed them to communicate in several countries.
They spoke a pidgin that was part English and part Cantonese.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"He couldn't understand even pidgin English, and didn't realize that he had ordered roast pigeon."

Note--"pitch in" means to help with a group task--
This will go a lot faster if we all pitch in and help.