English
creole
see also: Creole
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkɹi.əʊl/
  • (America) enPR: krēʹōl, IPA: /ˈkɹioʊl/
Noun

creole (plural creoles)

  1. (linguistics) A lect formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
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Translations
Creole
Pronunciation
  • (British) IPA: /ˈkɹiːəʊl/, /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/
  • (America) enPR: krēʹōl, IPA: /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/, /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/
Noun

creole (plural creoles)

  1. A descendant of white European settlers who is born in a colonized country. [from 17th c.]
  2. Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by white Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language. [from 18th c.]
  3. Someone of black African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant). [from 18th c.]
  4. A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American and Acadian settlers.
Translations Adjective

creole

  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole. [from 18th c.]
  2. (of a person) That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors. [from 18th c.]
  3. Designating a creolized language. [from 18th c.]
  4. (cookery) Prepared according to a cooking style developed in a Creole area, now especially that of Louisiana, characterised by a mixture of European and African influences. [from 19th c.]
Proper noun
  1. Any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti. [from 18th c.]
    • 2002, Matt Cyr, Something to Teach Me: Journal of an American in the Mountains of Haiti, Educa Vision, Inc., ISBN 1584321385, gbooks quEn9UyekEgC:
      His English is still in its beginning stages, like my Creole, but he was able to translate some Creole songs that he's written into English—not the best English, but English nonetheless.
    She grew up speaking Creole.
    Along with French, Creole is one of Haiti's official languages.


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