English Explanatory Dictionary

Kriol

English dictionary entry

Meanings

name
  1. A creole language widely spoken by Australian Aborigines in Arnhem Land; Roper River creole; Australian Kriol.
  2. The Belizean Creole; descendants of African slaves who were brought primarily from Jamaica and Nicaragua's Mosquito Coast to cut down mahogany trees in Belize.
  3. A Portuguese-based creole spoken in Guinea-Bissau.

Pronunciation

/ˈkɹiɒl/ /ˈkɹiːəʊl/ /ˈkɹeɪəʊl/ /ˈkɹiːoʊl/

Word forms

Kriol

Etymology

From English creole.

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