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creole

noun
/ˈkɹi.əʊl/UK/ˈkɹioʊl/US/ˈkɹiːəʊl/UK/ˈkɹiˌoʊl/US

Etymology

Etymology tree Portuguese crioulobor. Spanish criollo French créolebor. English Creole Variously from French créole, from its source, Spanish criollo, and from its source, Portuguese crioulo, itself probably a diminutive of cria (“person raised in one’s house, servant”), from criar (“to rear, to bring up”), from Latin creō (“to create, make, produce”). Doublet of Criollo, Crioulo, and Krio.

  1. derived from creō
  2. derived from crioulo
  3. derived from criollo
  4. borrowed from créole

Definitions

  1. A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become…

    A language formed from two or more languages which has developed from a pidgin to become a first language.

    • From the point of view of syntactic analysis, I have shown how transformational theory may be applied to the syntax of a Creole language.
    • To communicate, they evolve a creole called Belter, which becomes the lingua franca for what is essentially the solar system’s new proletariat. […] There is a simple, regular grammar that is typical of creoles.

  2. Alternative letter-case form of Creole (“person born in a colony”).

    • Some of the great merchants in the Indies were creoles, but the majority were peninsulares. These latter acted as effective intermediaries between Spain and the colonies.

  3. A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is…

    A style of hoop earrings with a hoop that has an inconsistent thickness and/or is elongated in shape.

  4. ›+ 9 more definitions

    1. A descendant of European settlers who is born in a colonized country.

      • Within the Spanish society, a great difference evolved between the Insular Spaniards, sent over for different periods of time from Spain, to serve as officials, etc., and the "native" Spaniards, the Creoles.

    2. Anyone with mixed ancestry born in a country colonized by Europeans, now especially one…

      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…

      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…

      A native-born of Francophone descent in the Louisiana territory of any race, as opposed to Anglo-American settlers.

    5. Pertaining to or characteristic of someone who is a Creole.

    6. That is a Creole

      That is a Creole; especially, born in a colonized country different from that of his or her ancestors.

    7. Designating a creolized language.

    8. Prepared according to a cooking style developed in a Creole area, now especially that of…

      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.

    9. Any specific creole language, especially that of Haiti.

      • She grew up speaking Creole.
      • Along with French, Creole is one of Haiti's official languages.
      • 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.

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Derived

anticreole, creolisation, creolization, creolise, creolize, creolism, creolist, creolistic, creolistics, creologenic, creology, creoloid, decreolize, decreolization, noncreole, postcreole, post-creole continuum, recreolize, recreolization

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for creole. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA