English Explanatory Dictionary

creole

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.
  2. Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”).
  3. A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.
noun
  1. A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country.
  2. Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one who speaks a creole language.
  3. Someone of African descent who is born in the Caribbean or Americas (originally as opposed to an African immigrant).
  4. A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.
adj
  1. Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.
  2. That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.
  3. Designating a creolized language.
  4. 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.
name
  1. Any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹi.əʊl/ en-uk-creole.ogg krēʹōl /ˈkɹioʊl/ en-us-creole.ogg /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ /ˈkɹiˌoʊl/ /ˈkɹeɪˌoʊl/

Word forms

creole creoles more Creole most Creole

Etymology

Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole English creole See Creole. Attested in English to refer to language from the 18th century.

Synonyms

creole

Related words

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Derived words

anticreole creolisation creolization creolise creolize creolism creolist creolistic creolistics creologenic creology creoloid decreolize decreolization noncreole postcreole post-creole continuum recreolize recreolization Cajun Creole Creole cottage Creole cream cheese Creoleness Creole pig Creole State Creole townhouse Creolity Roper River Creole Yilan Creole
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